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Old 05-13-2017, 06:12 PM
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please look at replay of evangline 1st race today i had a 5-4 20 ex box
tell me the 4 doesnt grab 2nd here
and worse watch the whole replay till the end
no photo
no nothing just results very strange im biased but i swear the 4 gets second but of course im 87 years old im not the best with eyesight
thanks for looking
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Old 05-13-2017, 06:19 PM
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please look at replay of evangline 1st race today i had a 5-4 20 ex box
tell me the 4 doesnt grab 2nd here
and worse watch the whole replay till the end
no photo
no nothing just results very strange im biased but i swear the 4 gets second but of course im 87 years old im not the best with eyesight
thanks for looking
Wish i had an answer for ya buddy! Id be thinking the same exact thing as you if i had the 5-4
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Old 05-13-2017, 09:16 PM
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Wish i had an answer for ya buddy! Id be thinking the same exact thing as you if i had the 5-4
Just looked at it now, the mirror image is beyond the finish pole. So you have an illusion that the horse got to the line first. The line is beyond the pole that says finish.
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Old 05-13-2017, 10:34 PM
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Just looked at it now, the mirror image is beyond the finish pole. So you have an illusion that the horse got to the line first. The line is beyond the pole that says finish.
It's clear that the 4 had passed the 3. Even if the 3 actually came back, it was close enough that they need to post the photo.
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Old 05-14-2017, 10:43 PM
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Tough beat....reminds me of watching a tight finish at Yonkers. The horse that is a head behind the front runner always wins because of the camera angle.
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Old 05-15-2017, 09:25 AM
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I'm just waiting for our resident expert in photo finishes, Alabama Stakes, to weigh in with his factual take on the first at EVD on 5/13.
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Old 05-15-2017, 11:04 AM
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Sorry ontheoutside, the 3 hoss bobbed the 4 last jump. The camera angle can fool you since its to the left of the actual wire. When its from the right of the actual wire the rail hoss always looks better. Pretty sure the 4 had him until that last jump when 3 hoss nose got down at just the instant it needed. Tough beat for sure.
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Old 05-15-2017, 11:16 AM
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Had same issue at oaklawn few years ago..was told the angle was bad by frank m on the phone..never saw a photo although was told one existed and it showed I was a loser. Why photos are kept under lock and key is something I'll never get
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Old 05-15-2017, 05:46 PM
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I had the same issue at Gulfstream a few years ago with no photo finish posted. I requested the photo by mail and they sent it.

By the naked eye it sure does look like the 4 hangs on but it's evangelines duty to provide the photo.
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Old 05-15-2017, 06:21 PM
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I'm just waiting for our resident expert in photo finishes, Alabama Stakes, to weigh in with his factual take on the first at EVD on 5/13.
Good stuff
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Old 05-15-2017, 10:35 PM
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Good stuff
Almost as good as you claiming fake winners
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