Posted on 05/05/2019 10:55:04 AM PDT by Morgana
You mean other than the fact that it’s explicitly against the rules with the punishment being disqualification. The problem is that when horses get cutoff they rear and other unpleasant activities that result in dead horses. They’re trying not to kill the horses.
The mob was behind it, with their huge bets on the 65 to 1 declared winner. 8>)
Actually it’s very much Marquis de Queensbury, it is NOT mano-a-mano, and it NOT a stab at our culture. Interference has been against the rules for a long time. They don’t really like having to put horses down on live TV, bad for the ratings, not to mention they’re freaking expensive and only make the money back as breed stock.
Rear view mirrors? Not that I’ve noticed but with all that mud flying who knows what kind of a blind spot the jockey in question might have had on his goggles?
I don’t think jockeys “pullover” to block others but to get closer to the rail - less distance to cover. And because it’s so dangerous, never when they think there’s no room.
I think you're confusing the Derby, which is a horse race, with a 4-H livestock blue-ribbon competition.
One of the few times I disagree with the President. Impeding several horses could have gotten horses and jockeys killed. This is how Ron Turcotte became paralyzed.
And a lot of times the best horse doesn't win. Sometimes he gets trapped against the rail and can't break loose.
Around here, I consider it the safe thing to do.
"Maybe they gave it to the horse with a gay jockey..." - tinfoil hat time.
I suspect you are correct. I am guessing track conditions forced the jockey to move the horse off the rail. Maybe they should delay races like the Indianapolis 500 when track conditions aren’t safe..
Well, as long as you don't try to get a job in anything having to do with horse racing, you won't have a problem.
I’m not into horse racing either...I lost any interest in horse racing when they had to shoot that horse at the K Derby a few years ago...
I’ve had trail horses of my own for 50 years and I don’t think I’ve ever seen one with a rear view mirror...
Have you????
After Louisville took down their Confederate statues, I thought sure everything there would be a [blanket] of roses!!!
Since I care nothing about racing horses, I doubt I would even consider getting a job having anything to do with horse racing....
Is that what your job is????
The non-call reversed the outcome of the game.
I haven’t see the entire race yet, just the infraction video.
We really don’t know the intent of the jockey. Since he was in the lead, he may have been looking for drier ground to run on..
This was a horse race.
Trump says the best horse didn’t win the race.
Therefore, Trump is a ‘racist’.
Democrats will be impeaching on Monday.
No, you are not alone as Trump speaks his mind and we know who he is
he is not a college trained political hack taught in polictical correctness
which any real American hates, he is one of us Americans.
Maybe we are becoming extinct but I am not changing to a socialist.
Remember when Obama tried to spell Syracuse and he butchered it. The media all ignored it.
To use a phrase from Rhett Butler: “Frankly Scarlet I don’t give a damn”. And I don’t think any President should have a presidential opinion on it either. I’d say the same thing no matter who was currently the president. Does it change how I’d vote in 2020? No. But that is a different topic.
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