May 5, 20197 yr How is that? Country House placed with the interference. Are you thinking War of Will would have finished ahead of Country House as well as Maximum Security with no interference? I would have to watch the race again but the horse who's stride was broke by the interference seemed to be gaining momentum till his stride was broken and may have been able to Place had the interference not occurred. Again, I may need to watch it again.
May 5, 20197 yr I would have to watch the race again but the horse who's stride was broke by the interference seemed to be gaining momentum till his stride was broken and may have been able to Place had the interference not occurred. Again, I may need to watch it again. Yes, that horse is War of Will. He is the horse most affected by the wild veer out by Maximum Security. He finished 8th. His trainer said the reason he didn't file the foul claim was because his horse finished 8th and moving up one place from there would not be worth the inquiry.
May 5, 20197 yr War of Will may well have won the race had he not been fouled. If you watch the whole race, War of Will's jockey was holding him back the entire backstretch. He was positioned perfectly and when turned loose was making a very strong move in the turn when Max Security swerved dramatically into his path. It could have been a huge disaster. Steward's could not overlook the inadvertant foul once they heard each jockey's opinion. The later contact had no bearing on the decision. Good call and only call. Not a BLARGE.
May 6, 20197 yr Watching the race, immediately when that horse swerved out I said to everyone in the room there's going to be an inquiry. I'm happy no one got hurt. That was absolutely dangerous in my opinion. Maximum Security swerved at least 2, perhaps 3, lanes out. He did cause the 20 horse to break stride and go wide. I don't think the stewards had any other choice. If it wasn't the Kentucky Derby, that decision would have taken about 30 seconds. ^This. Thoroughbred racing has a whole lot more to lose if strong measures are not taken to reduce injuries and fatalities of both horses and jockeys in racing. There are many measures...ie. medications, horse health, etc. in review, and one of them is adjudicating of the rules and safe racing. Like it or not, during the race, it is on the jockey to control the horse...yes they are unpredictable....I have four who have dumped me or come close many times. Even though it is possible the jockey did all he could, the fact remains that the horse moved over at least three lanes impeding the progress of other horses...whether it was the eventual winner or not is of no consequence. It was dangerous and needed to be dealt with. I believe you will find this is the opinion of many in racing as well.
May 6, 20197 yr Now is as good time to reduce the field to 14... Only having 14 horses doesn't prevent what happened Saturday.
May 6, 20197 yr Only having 14 horses doesn't prevent what happened Saturday. Nope, especially on a sloppy track. It could happen with only 3 horses in the race if they are bunched together. The call to reduce the field, is a knee jerk reaction that does nothing to prevent this issue from ever happening again. Think about....if you take 6 horses out of Saturday's race, what would it change?
May 6, 20197 yr So, can someone answer this question, because I've never heard it fully explained. Is the punishment for... 1.) The horse, itself, running "wild" (for lack of a better term) 2.) The jockey not able to control the horse properly 3.) The jockey deliberately trying to block (ala NASCAR)
May 6, 20197 yr Question for the people worried about the impact of the disqualification on horse racing. Which would be worse for horse racing - this disqualification or a 6 horse pile up with serious injuries? The DQ is how you prevent the pile ups from happening.
May 6, 20197 yr Question for the people worried about the impact of the disqualification on horse racing. Which would be worse for horse racing - this disqualification or a 6 horse pile up with serious injuries? The DQ is how you prevent the pile ups from happening. Excellent point. In that hypothetical situation, you could have multiple horses lost, as well as multiple jockeys with potentially life threatening injuries.
May 6, 20197 yr So, can someone answer this question, because I've never heard it fully explained. Is the punishment for... 1.) The horse, itself, running "wild" (for lack of a better term) 2.) The jockey not able to control the horse properly 3.) The jockey deliberately trying to block (ala NASCAR) The foul is called regardless of anyone's intent. This is the rule that governs what happened on Saturday: A leading horse if clear is entitled to any part of the track. If a leading horse or any other horse in a race swerves or is ridden to either side so as to interfere with, intimidate, or impede any other horse or jockey, or to cause the same result, this action shall be deemed a foul. Saez, I believe, has said the horse was started by a sudden burst of noise and broke out. The rule is written in such a way that it requires no intention or even negligence on the part of the jockey. They don't have to look for intent because the foul is on the movement (relative to the position of other horses), regardless of why it happened.
May 6, 20197 yr The foul is called regardless of anyone's intent. This is the rule that governs what happened on Saturday: Saez, I believe, has said the horse was started by a sudden burst of noise and broke out. The rule is written in such a way that it requires no intention or even negligence on the part of the jockey. They don't have to look for intent because the foul is on the movement (relative to the position of other horses), regardless of why it happened. Thank you for the explanation.
May 6, 20197 yr Question for the people worried about the impact of the disqualification on horse racing. Which would be worse for horse racing - this disqualification or a 6 horse pile up with serious injuries? The DQ is how you prevent the pile ups from happening. But...and this is a big but...if it was the horse itself that moved out on its own (due to being spooked)...the DQ does absolutely nothing to prevent future pile ups like this from happening. Unless you prevent the horse from racing ever again, I can't see how the DQ has any impact. Now, if you're saying the jockey is at fault...that's a different story.
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