Re: What's up with the NYRA Stewards (247 Views)
Posted by:
Socalman3 (IP Logged)
Date: December 18, 2023 01:15PM
Roman Wrote:
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> The 12 horse looked like it was keeping a straight
> course, read that they dq'ed the 12 because he
> didn't make room for the other horses. So by
> keeping his position, he did not relieve the
> "pressure" from the other 3 horses trying to go
> for the same spot. When you think you heard and
> seen it all!
This was truly amazing - a horse being DQ'ed because he kept a straight path. If you read the official chart, it describes the DQ'ed horse as being bumped in the hind-end (passively receiving the bump - which is consistent with being faulted for keeping a straight path). Here is what is really crazy, they are suspending Alvarado for 3 days for the sin of keeping a straight path (they called it careless riding).
I read that it took them 12 minutes to make the disqualification decision. If the foul was meritorious of a suspension, why did it take 12 minutes to figure that out? Presumably a flagrant foul does not require a lengthy review to figure out.