What really angers me about that particular race is that Prado knows exactly what hes donig. Hes perfectly aware 6 is coming up the middle so he puts the 9 horse in his path. After taking that path, he switches sticks and comes back down a second time tightening up the rail. So essentially in a 16th of a mile he takes a horses clear run away twice. While I generally don't like to see horses taken down, I think at the very least an inquiry should have been lit. If these guys don't see a reason for that stretch to be looked at they clearly aren't doing their job. I think you can make a fair case for a DQ w/ no contact in this situation.
As a bettor I want these stewards to do their job. We put our money through the window the least we deserve is a fairly run race, and a review when called for
Grandstanding though I dislike it very much
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