Just to be clear, no one said the horse was scratched. Andy Serling actually picked the horse on top and discussed why he liked it. It was just a graphics error. I feel sorry for the poor person who goofed.

On the flip side, I'm guessing they broadcast the show on the monitors for those at the track and if you were at the track and just grabbing the scratches off the monitor without listening, and then never listened to the changes on the public address system, you would be misled.

The decision is not one I would have made, but questionable decisions from the NYS Gaming Commission steward (Braulio Baeza Jr.) are part of the landscape at NYRA. Fortunately, since neither the purse-money-only horse nor the post-time favorite won, there was ultimately no impact on Pick-4, -5, or -6 players.