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Originally Posted by Cutter14
It may be sour grapes on my part but I was dq'ed out of a double--IMO the 7 horse was going nowhere(jock already went to whip and to me he looked like he was finished)--Moved my horse(the 6) down to 3rd--oh well
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That's the kind of DQ that stings the most.
Was it correct to take down
and place him 3rd?
Yes. The Stewards hands were tied. Even after
taking up very sharply he was able to re-rally. Definitely cost an opportunity at a better placing.
However, in this case it all lays on the shoulders of the jock on
A careless and over zealous ride cost the bettors who VERY CORRECTLY identified the best horse as well as the owners who miss out on 1st purse money.
He didn't even correct after sawing off the
and actually, put the
in a bit tight too nearing the wire.
I've been telling riders for decades. There's NEVER, EVER been a jock taken down that went straight.
Gross beat if you needed the