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Question re Derby

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 12:22 pm
by Beebs52
Max Security owner filing appeal, etc. Would he have any case if he were to assert that the track was so compromised from rain and slop that horse jockey had no control over feets and all? No, we didn't bet on anyone.

Re: Question re Derby

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 12:53 pm
by Bob78164
Beebs52 wrote:Max Security owner filing appeal, etc. Would he have any case if he were to assert that the track was so compromised from rain and slop that horse jockey had no control over feets and all? No, we didn't bet on anyone.
I don't know the rules of horse racing, nor do I know Kentucky law about the availability of judicial review of a decision by the stewards. But I read a story in today's Los Angeles Times that said most of the people who knew what they were talking about agreed with the decision to disqualify, and thought that if it were any race other than the Derby it wouldn't have been a close call. Apparently there's a picture that shows one of the hooves of Maximum Security squarely between another horse's legs. It sounds like it was extremely lucky that no one went down. --Bob

Re: Question re Derby

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 1:10 pm
by Beebs52
Bob78164 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:Max Security owner filing appeal, etc. Would he have any case if he were to assert that the track was so compromised from rain and slop that horse jockey had no control over feets and all? No, we didn't bet on anyone.
I don't know the rules of horse racing, nor do I know Kentucky law about the availability of judicial review of a decision by the stewards. But I read a story in today's Los Angeles Times that said most of the people who knew what they were talking about agreed with the decision to disqualify, and thought that if it were any race other than the Derby it wouldn't have been a close call. Apparently there's a picture that shows one of the hooves of Maximum Security squarely between another horse's legs. It sounds like it was extremely lucky that no one went down. --Bob
That's what I saw, too. Just wondering what the what

Re: Question re Derby

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 1:36 pm
by Bob Juch
Here's the full race:


Re: Question re Derby

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 1:51 pm
by Ritterskoop
I will be so glad when they put me in charge of everything, and I can shut down this barbaric endeavor they call a sport.

Horse racing and the Iditarod. Bam. And dog racing. All gone in one move.

All the dogs and horses can just run instead of being whipped or punished or rewarded. And then killed.

Re: Question re Derby

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 2:18 pm
by Beebs52
Ritterskoop wrote:I will be so glad when they put me in charge of everything, and I can shut down this barbaric endeavor they call a sport.

Horse racing and the Iditarod. Bam. And dog racing. All gone
All the dogs and horses can just run instead of being whipped or punished or rewarded. And then killed.
I sorta agree with you.

Re: Question re Derby

Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 2:48 pm
by Spock
Stolen from Small Dead Animals

>>>"But perspective matters. The unsung hero of the debacle was War of Will, who miraculously avoided the legs of Maximum Security as he crossed in front of him. We could have been talking about multiple racetrack fatalities today, instead of a controversy in the stewards room.<<<<