hellersorr Wrote:
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> The rabbit issue I can deal with.
>
> The deliberate interference with (at least) two
> horses while clearly not trying to win COUPLED
> with Mike Smith's apparent shout-out to Florent
> Geroux after the race, FOLLOWED by the stewards'
> "nothing to see here" comment . . . well, it all
> stinks.
>
> And I didn't bet the race.
>
> JB's timely reference to the 2014 Awesome Again
> makes it look even worse.
>
> I haven't chosen to bet NASCAR or Roller Derby;
> I've chosen to bet horse racing. Horse racing
> gives enough "eff yous" to the bettors without
> throwing in jockeys being directed by trainers to
> do what Geroux did.

What exactly did Geroux do that was so heinous??

He was sent, no surprise, and NI couldn't outrun him early. He went wide, and NI took back.

After that there every horse had a chance to run him down. They couldn't. There was no "blocking" down the backstretch. Justify got the lead, nobody was good enough to run him down.

If you bet on Geroux, you can rightfully feel your horse never had a shot.

Woody Stephens made his horse run dead last in the Preakness so he could ruin Winning Color's chances.

@#$%& happens in a horse race. Personalities get involved, egos get involved. In a perfect world all of the horseys get a perfect trip. Not gonna happen.

As for anything else, you guys are making WAY too much out of this.

P-Dub