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Re: Derby DQ and the rules (641 Views)
Posted by: BitPlayer (IP Logged)
Date: May 05, 2019 12:15AM

I am posting this to a thread that was posted eighteen months ago, but that might be interesting to revisit in the current context. As I understand the international rule, Maximum Security would not have come down unless the foul affected a horse (according to the stewards, Long Range Toddy and/or Bodexpress in this case) that would have finished ahead of him. The most common rule in the US requires only that the foul must have cost the fouled horse a placing. The Thoroughbred Idea Foundation are pushing for adoption of the international rule:

https://racingthinktank.com/reports/tif-reports-changing-rules

I like the idea of having more things decided on the track and fewer decided in the stewards' booth. There are ways other than disqualification to deal with fouls.

Disclosure: I lost an inconsequential amount of money because of the DQ, but tend to agree that, under the current rules, it was the correct call.



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If I read this correctly it's nuts (2135 Views) TGJB 10/03/2017 03:33PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1412 Views) Boscar Obarra 10/03/2017 05:13PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1406 Views) TGJB 10/03/2017 06:22PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1278 Views) Topcat 10/03/2017 06:22PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1240 Views) BitPlayer 10/03/2017 07:09PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1364 Views) TGJB 10/03/2017 07:23PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1164 Views) BitPlayer 10/03/2017 07:52PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1148 Views) Furious Pete 10/03/2017 10:15PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1328 Views) Boscar Obarra 10/03/2017 10:28PM
Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1229 Views) t_fin 10/04/2017 12:50AM
Re: Derby DQ and the rules (641 Views) BitPlayer 05/05/2019 12:15AM
Re: Derby DQ and the rules (702 Views) TGJB 05/05/2019 12:19AM
Re: Derby DQ and the rules (622 Views) P-Dub 05/05/2019 01:05AM
Re: Derby DQ and the rules (588 Views) BitPlayer 05/05/2019 12:13PM
Re: Derby DQ and the rules (524 Views) BitPlayer 05/05/2019 12:27PM


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