then why did the 1 finish 8th??...terrible call..
Because the horse had to pull up after being bumped more than once. As others have stated, the jockey for #1 deserves a lot of credit for keeping his horse and those around him from having a spill of any kind. If there is anything positive to take away from that race, it’s that.
You would have a different opinion if the offending horse was named Clinton. :)