Race Riding or Herding?

[blackthroatedwind]

I think you are misconstruing Mig's comments. What he said, essentially, was that he believed that the Stewards would not take the horse down, and explained why he felt that way. I basically agreed with him.

I believe a horse should be taken down for that, but the Stewards have allowed that kind of behavior, and a jockey's responsibility is to do what he or she is legally allowed to do in order to win a race. I am not at all surprised the result stood, and actually think it is consistent with the decisions our Stewards make. Whether you or I agree with them is a completely different conversation.