It doesn’t make any sense to try to compare this to an election. Taking your anger of the dems on this is silly.
The rules of not cutting into other horses is for the safety of the horses and jockeys. A horse race winner isn’t about who is the best liked. It is not a popularity contest. Someone everyone hates could win. By being the fastest. Or second to one that was disqualified.
While we all wish for our favorites, it doesn’t make them run faster or not mess up.
#metoojockey Says not so silly. The Dems believe every claim should be heard. Numerous times in the past this checking or moving to the outside didn't matter. You need to notice that this has never happened before in Churchill Downs history. Or do you think no horse ever moved out of the inside until now... With the second place horse at 65-1 odds.
That's what it came down to. Horse racing has been under a microscope lately. Efforts to make the sport safer were even addressed during the NBC coverage today.
Maximum Security was the best horse, but he cut in front of one horse, and almost clipped heels with another one, during the race, thus "impeding the progress" of both. This is why he was placed behind both of them in the final order of finish.
While the second place horse- Country House-filed the objection, the stewards can look at the whole race and rule if something has gone wrong.
They do not want any aggressive riding to occur.