richie,
No, this particular dq didn't cost me, but i have had my share of dq's over the years. I know they all say they are 'supposed' to even out, but my view on this is that i want to be paid if i cross the line first UNLESS my rider and or horse does something drastic. If there's a severe bump and i wipe out the field and crash a few horses, i deserve to be dq'd. If i bear out and physically jar a rival and then go on to beat him a half length or less, i deserve to come down. I mean JAR him, not brush him.

Racing is a contact sport. Could you imagine if every time a player 'touched' another player in the NBA there was a foul? We'd have 10 hour games and fouls on every single play. You have to let go the minor contact. 'stuff' happens, you have to, quoting Kelly Leak from the Bad News Bears, "let them play, let them play"

If its a severe bump or 'crash' than a dq might be warranted. But, only if it costs the horse the race.

Seems like every time there's a lawsuit involving a 'wrongly' disqualified horse, NYRA is the favorite to be involved. If Vegas made odds on which track is the next track to get sued by an owner who felt he's been wrongly disqualified, NYRA would be 8-5 morning line. Seems like the judges there are just not very good.

About those Arlington DQs. I actually bet on gary stevens when he fell off, but i made such a small bet, i wasn't worried about it, i'm just Gary didn't get his face stepped on.

The Powerscourt DQ made me a really nice score. I don't remember what i bet, but i remember hugging someone after they took that number down.