Saturday Play Along

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Conrad

I have to watch it again, but he sure drifted into the lane and opened the rail. Maybe he was trying to carry the #8 wide, but Ortiz has got to be aware of the rail runner.

It is not just the drifting and the opening of the rail that makes it suspicious. He never tries to ride the horse, he is just sitting still while the riders of the 5 and 7 are clearly pushing their horses. He never goes to the whip.

I honestly don't believe that many races are fixed, but when I see a complete non-effort by a jock like that it has to be questioned.