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Originally Posted by dilanesp
I really don't believe any jockey on this incident. Remember, jockeys have a professional obligation to lie about incidents that cause DQ's. They NEVER admit "I fouled him" even when they did.
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People are using this to attack the whip rule. I personally think the rule in New Jersey is probably going too far, but I don't think it is near the issue many others do.There hasn't been a single incident I've seen or heard about until the Haskell and I think it is being falsely blamed in that case.
No, I've never ridden a horse (at least in a race) but I find that argument silly anyway. I've seen thousands and thousands of races. I don't think the lack of using a whip had anything to do with this. Prat was looking to engage Mandaloun on the inside and simply cut it too close IMO. Everything about his body language and the way he moved tells me he wanted to move inside, not that the horse drifted on its own. He did nothing to try to stop it.
