Horse Racing is now officially a joke

[Katewerk]

I don't know if this has been posted in other threads, but there's a view of the incident that didn't play on any of the official broadcast. There was a reason Code Of Honor made up so much ground on the rail during the incident.

https://twitter.com/CarsoniPH/status/11 ... 0144457730

[MySaladDays]

To think that we might have been talking this morning about the multiple fatalities of Derby 145 caused when War of Will "couldn't avoid" Maximum Security -- instead of a controversy over the stewards' decision.

Horse racing dodged a bullet the size of a cruise missile yesterday.

THIS ^^^^^

[stark]

I don't know if this has been posted in other threads, but there's a view of the incident that didn't play on any of the official broadcast. There was a reason Code Of Honor made up so much ground on the rail during the incident.

https://twitter.com/CarsoniPH/status/11 ... 0144457730

Put Calvin Borel on the 1-WarOfWill and he wins the race!

[Somnambulist]

The amount of press we are getting over this is insane.

All over ESPN, morning news shows, all over talk radio, Donald Trump is commenting on it... this might not be a bad thing.

[Spahny]

The amount of press we are getting over this is insane.

All over ESPN, morning news shows, all over talk radio, Donald Trump is commenting on it... this might not be a bad thing.

The point some of us were trying to make yesterday. And much better that the attention is over an official decision rather than an 8 horse pile up with fatalities.

[Tessablue]

The amount of press we are getting over this is insane.

All over ESPN, morning news shows, all over talk radio, Donald Trump is commenting on it... this might not be a bad thing.

Lmaaaaoooo I just saw the tweet. Now I know it was the right decision.

Let everyone argue over who was robbed and who wasn't. It's benign, it'll drum up interest the next time the two (hopefully) meet, and it'll make all the people who like to have strong opinions on things they know little about switch from "horse racing is EVIL" to "horse racing is UNFAIR." Which is perfectly fine.

[Somnambulist]

Lmaaaaoooo I just saw the tweet. Now I know it was the right decision.

Let everyone argue over who was robbed and who wasn't. It's benign, it'll drum up interest the next time the two (hopefully) meet, and it'll make all the people who like to have strong opinions on things they know little about switch from "horse racing is EVIL" to "horse racing is UNFAIR." Which is perfectly fine.

How lucky are we that we have Mott be the one to handle this? He spoke to the press so well and just laid down the facts professionally.

[CoronadosQuest]

I don't know if this has been posted in other threads, but there's a view of the incident that didn't play on any of the official broadcast. There was a reason Code Of Honor made up so much ground on the rail during the incident.

https://twitter.com/CarsoniPH/status/11 ... 0144457730

Wow, you can really see how much Long Range Toddy had to take back from being squeezed so hard when WoW had to check. Also, you can see that WoW was ready to roll when that happened.

[Blame]

The amount of press we are getting over this is insane.

All over ESPN, morning news shows, all over talk radio, Donald Trump is commenting on it... this might not be a bad thing.

Agreed. They great thing is when Maximum Security wins the Preakness and 30,000 people show up for the Belmont Stakes instead of 100,000 the decision will cost the corrupt NYRA millions. Maybe it wasn't such a bad decision after all.

[CoronadosQuest]

The amount of press we are getting over this is insane.

All over ESPN, morning news shows, all over talk radio, Donald Trump is commenting on it... this might not be a bad thing.

Yeah, tell that to Belmont Park when Maximum Security wins the Preakness and 30,000 people show up for the Belmont Stakes instead of 100,000. This decision will cost the NYRA millions. Maybe it wasn't such a bad decision after all.

Luckily, Maximum Security's connections are thinking of skipping the Preakness so this scenario may not even happen.

[Somnambulist]

Attendance has been capped at 90k for a few years soooooo

I love events that continue to expose people for what they are.

[Blame]

The amount of press we are getting over this is insane.

All over ESPN, morning news shows, all over talk radio, Donald Trump is commenting on it... this might not be a bad thing.

Yeah, tell that to Belmont Park when Maximum Security wins the Preakness and 30,000 people show up for the Belmont Stakes instead of 100,000. This decision will cost the NYRA millions. Maybe it wasn't such a bad decision after all.

Luckily, Maximum Security's connections are thinking of skipping the Preakness so this scenario may not even happen.

Hilarious. They aren't skipping anything. Horse is made for the Preakness. They will never catch him on that track.

[luvsgeldings]

people keep talking about what catastrophe could have occurred if horses went down in the final turn yesterday and how racing dodged a bullet. well hello, this happens every year (almost) in the first turn of the Derby's - and yes, bad stuff could really happen there too - so what is the difference? start making calls on that stuff that happens in the first turn then. or at the start of the race. bad things can happen there too.

[Blame]

Attendance has been capped at 90k for a few years soooooo

I love events that continue to expose people for what they are.

Great. So 30,000 people instead of 90,000.

Greatest thing is that idiot ThinAir is yapping about how the right decision was made and he is so stupid he doesn't even realize it will cause the corrupt joke not-for-profit he works for millions.

[Treve]

Yeah, tell that to Belmont Park when Maximum Security wins the Preakness and 30,000 people show up for the Belmont Stakes instead of 100,000. This decision will cost the NYRA millions. Maybe it wasn't such a bad decision after all.

Luckily, Maximum Security's connections are thinking of skipping the Preakness so this scenario may not even happen.

Hilarious. They aren't skipping anything. Horse is made for the Preakness. They will never catch him on that track.

https://www.drf.com/news/preview/countr ... -preakness

“Right now, I don’t think we would consider running him in the Preakness,” Gary West, who owns Maximum Security with his wife, Mary, said Sunday. “He ran really, really hard yesterday, and not having a Triple Crown in play. it probably doesn’t make any sense to push the horse when you don’t have to do it.”

[ElPrado2]

Hey. Blame, better tell that to his connections. They are the ones that said that without the TC on the line they would skip Pimlico.

[Treve]

people keep talking about what catastrophe could have occurred if horses went down in the final turn yesterday and how racing dodged a bullet. well hello, this happens every year (almost) in the first turn of the Derby's - and yes, bad stuff could really happen there too - so what is the difference? start making calls on that stuff that happens in the first turn then. or at the start of the race. bad things can happen there too.

I would think this decision will impact future Derbys where jockeys might think twice about turning their horses into one unit wrecking balls (looking at you Rajiv on Irish War Cry).

[Blame]

people keep talking about what catastrophe could have occurred if horses went down in the final turn yesterday and how racing dodged a bullet. well hello, this happens every year (almost) in the first turn of the Derby's - and yes, bad stuff could really happen there too - so what is the difference? start making calls on that stuff that happens in the first turn then. or at the start of the race. bad things can happen there too.

You are too logical. Don't you know all the idiots that are saying "the rules say it was interference and he must be taken down" are the same idiots saying interference in the first turn in just part of racing. What a bunch of frauds.

This is the KY Derby. Horses should never come down for something as silly as interference in the first turn or what happened yesterday. It is what happens when a huge field of 3yr olds race. All this bumping and interference is to be expected. Horse should never have been taken down. Have seen much worse at the start of the race virtually every year.

[luvsgeldings]

poor Maximum Security - he looked totally spent yesterday after the race - his head was hanging so low when they kept walking him around in circles as they were waiting for the stewards - I felt so bad for him - he gave it all he had in that race yesterday - I would not be surprised if he skipped the Preakness.

[Somnambulist]

people keep talking about what catastrophe could have occurred if horses went down in the final turn yesterday and how racing dodged a bullet. well hello, this happens every year (almost) in the first turn of the Derby's - and yes, bad stuff could really happen there too - so what is the difference? start making calls on that stuff that happens in the first turn then. or at the start of the race. bad things can happen there too.

You are too logical. Don't you know all the idiots that are saying "the rules say it was interference and he must be taken down" are the same idiots saying interference in the first turn in just part of racing. What a bunch of frauds.

This is the KY Derby. Horses should never come down for something as silly as interference in the first turn or what happened yesterday. It is what happens when a huge field of 3yr olds race. All this bumping and interference is to be expected. Horse should never have been taken down. Have seen much worse at the start of the race virtually every year.

I'm sorry you lost money.