Sat 6/13 Play

[ScottJ]

Originally Posted by pointman

If I knew that they would not challenge King Kreesa I would have bet the house on him. It is a disservice to both the owners of the other horses as well as to the horseplayers.

As Andy Serling said on the live feed, the only way to change these lack-of-pace games is to force the trainers to file game plans with the stewards before the races are run. If the jockey is not able to execute, they are both called on the carpet in front of the stewards (just like the Hong Kong system) where fines and suspensions are doled out double fisted. In other words, the horses show up ready and are expected to perform.

While the Poker Stakes was one example, look at the internal fractions from today's fourth race on the turf at 1 1/16 miles : 26:2, 24:0, 23:1, 23:1 ... exactly how is a 1 1/16m race effectivelt reduced to a 4 1/2 furlong Charlestown Special?