Charles Town Stewards

[Indian Charlie]

How did being dq'd from second in an 85k stakes cost them 40k?

Do they pay 45k to first and 40k to second?

[Duvalier]

Runco had a rough week when it came to dq's. Wednesday's race, the race you pointed out and also the fifth from last night...dq'd from first to third.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Duvalier

Runco had a rough week when it came to dq's. Wednesday's race, the race you pointed out and also the fifth from last night...dq'd from first to third.

Wow, he's a pretty unlucky trainer.

DQ'd 3 times in a span of four days at CT, and twice in stakes races.

[PatCummings]

I'm still trying to figure out why you referenced the chain reaction spill that had nothing to do with stewards or anything other than bad luck. Any insight?

[3kings]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I'm still trying to figure out why you referenced the chain reaction spill that had nothing to do with stewards or anything other than bad luck. Any insight?

If you re-read the 3rd and 4th sentence again I believe it is stated quite clearly.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I'm still trying to figure out why you referenced the chain reaction spill that had nothing to do with stewards or anything other than bad luck. Any insight?

Because it caused some outcry that the track wasn't safe. It was a wet track that day.

Pat, if you paid any attention at all to Charles Town, you'd have noticed this trend over the last few months. Obviously you haven't.

Apparently, these pathetic disqualifications and the way the way the stewards are handling these races is in the name of safety.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Pat, if you paid any attention at all to Charles Town, you'd have noticed this trend over the last several decades. Obviously you haven't.

FTFY.

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Because it caused some outcry that the track wasn't safe. It was a wet track that day.

Pat, if you paid any attention at all to Charles Town, you'd have noticed this trend over the last few months. Obviously you haven't.

Apparently, these pathetic disqualifications and the way the way the stewards are handling these races is in the name of safety.

I catch CT from time to time, but really don't play there, and have no issue with a bettor taking issue with DQ calls. The way you penned the post, it seems a non sequitur.

"The stewards were petty to begin with there -- and after a race at Charles Town earlier in the year when every single horse but one fell in a race -- they've become even more of a joke. By the way, the incident where every horse but one fell, had nothing at all to do with rough riding of any sort. A horse on the lead simply broke down and caused a chain reaction in a race that was unusually close to single-file in behind him."

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

How did being dq'd from second in an 85k stakes cost them 40k?

Do they pay 45k to first and 40k to second?

Obviously I accidentally calculated for a win and not 2nd.

The better thing to do is to fine the jockey and leave the result alone ... that way you don't punish both the bettor, owner, and trainer when something happens that has absolutely no impact on the outcome of the race whatsoever.

However, in this case, it would be a travesty to fine the jockey of the horse who got DQ'd. He had very little room going into that hairpin 1st turn, and he did not do anything wrong.

When several horses are battling for the same position going into the 1st turn at a bullring, someone might have to check out...and usually it's the slowest horse who does.