Last race at Saratoga 8/6

[JerseyJ]

Easily justified no call there IMO. 13 came in on the 6 as well, 12 came in a bit. 13 wasn't beating the 6 if they ran around the track again. Both horses came in on each other.

[Fearless Leader]

Worst Call By The Three Blind Mice In The History Of Horse Racing

[Princess Doreen]

Had remarked my program. Didn't run across one person there that didn't have their mouth agape at the decision.

[Calzone Lord]

It was tight all through the stretch with slight contact and mutual contact here and there- and the foul occured right on top of the wire - I would say it was a good non-call.

[fpsoxfan]

The Delmar Finale had a similar situation with the same decision.

[citycat]

And again I will give you one guess who the jockey was............yep Rajiv Maraugh.............he is gonna get someone killed one day. He already has taken down a nice horse in Animal Kingdom

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by citycat

And again I will give you one guess who the jockey was............yep Rajiv Maraugh.............he is gonna get someone killed one day. He already has taken down a nice horse in Animal Kingdom

What a ridiculous comment, excuse me....comments.

[Seattleallstar]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

The Delmar Finale had a similar situation with the same decision.

yeah i watched the race, but didnt see the head on. Didnt see what really happened, what did the TVG people say? Ron Ellis was on, I wonder what he thought of it

[ADJMK]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

It was tight all through the stretch with slight contact and mutual contact here and there- and the foul occured right on top of the wire - I would say it was a good non-call.

I had nothing to gain by the decision but it was a terrible non-call.

The chart call:
BOUND BY HUMOR came away in good order, pressed the pacesetter, gained the lead passing the seven-sixteenths pole, dropped to the inside near the five-sixteenths pole, dueled with GROUND FORCE while under right hand urging in upper stretch, was brushed by that rival inside the furlong marker, switched to a left-handed whip, continued to duel while joined on the outside by WEE FREUDIAN, came out under left hand urging late, bumped with GROUND FORCE, forced that rival into the runner-up and prevailed.

Amazing how the three horse could be neck&neck until 2 of them are crossbodied by the 6 and it is a non-call? Obviously the charts didn't see it that way.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by ADJMK

forced that rival into the runner-up and prevailed.

By the time that happened - there was only about 20 yards left in the race - and it was clear the 2nd place finisher wasn't winning.

The horse who finished 3rd -- and was forced out by the winner late -- actually iniated contact with the winner before he got forced out.

Thus, the winner shouldn't be placed 3rd for an incident that was started by the 3rd place finisher.

It all boils down to this -- was 2nd place fouled by the actions of the winner? Yes.

Did that foul cost 2nd place a better placing? In my opinion - No. There was only about 20 yards left in the race - and he clearly wasn't winning.

To me, it's a good non-call even though a foul did occur just before the wire.