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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Yes, Shrewd tightened things up considerably on the eventual winner, who was between horses, and the 4th place finisher, Cribnote, who was on the rail, bore the brunt of it. It was clear from the stewards view, at least to me, but it was a tough spot to make an absolute call. To be honest, I thought Shrewd, who finished third, would come down.
I think there is a certain amount of leniancy in 2YO races but I could be wrong.
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Thanks for the answer.
On your point about incidental contact in the stretch versus rough stuff elsewhere, isn't part of the problem the poor camera angles that the stewards have to look at when the contact occurs on or near the turn. There was a race a week or so ago at Monmouth where Joe Bravo tried to come up the inside nearing the half-mile pole and got absolutely shut off. He claimed foul, and it appeared that the winner came over on him. However, it was hard to say that
with certainty because of the angle of the replay available. (It'd be nice if they had that blimp shot for inquiries.)