Yes, it does, that’s a good gif. The move caused the nearest horse to change his stride, and if that had not happened it would have come in before the declared winner.
The reason preventative rules like this cannot be ignored is because pretty soon fudging the rules will become widespread- and jockeys will be pressured to push them -until eventually some horse clips another, and in a pack like that, if one stumbles or goes down, it’s probable it will cause a chain reaction. Nothing ruins a day at the races like seeing one or more fine horses put down. An occasional disqualification isn’t going to ruin the sport but a preventable pileup and injured horses would blacken the sport for sure.
Was so glad the correct decision was made (I was not pulling for any particular horse). Let’s keep integrity going as much as we can in this country!
Post of the day! Well said. I can’t believe so many FReepers disagree with the decision that was made. It is normally liberals who see no problem with minor infractions of rules. A lot of horses have been harmed on the track because of cheating, not forgetting to mention the maiming of their jockeys.