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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
The really amazing thing here is that lost amidst the whining over a 3:5 shot that didn't deserve to get put up was a genuine foul that was commited in the other baby race yet also resulted in a no-call. I guess the posters here agree with the stewards aound the country who place way more emphasis on incidental stretch contact than they do on legitimate rough stuff that happens at earlier stages of the races.
Or else they don't really watch the races.
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I saw the replay show tonight, and obviously a number of horses had trouble on the turn. Without the benefit of the head-on, it was hard to discern who committed the foul that you are talking about? The two horses that seemed to benefit most from the trouble finished 5th and 7th.