Did #7 Palladian Bridge deserve to come down in Race 1? Should the fact that the winner, #3 E Warfare is coming out, while clear and closing the hole the #7 was going to go through affect the decision? If not what is the #7 supposed to do? Just wondering as this DQ seems inconsistent with many of the other decisions made recently, especially considering the Sword Dancer no call.
molesap,
Looked like a pretty clear DQ. The winner coming out was completely irrelevant, multiple lengths clear.
That said, this looked LESS like a DQ than the Pletcher horse in the 2 year old race later in the card and that stood up. 3 bumps, multiple drifts, and a dead heat. Hard to say that the fouls didn\'t change the result.
Jim
You are not kidding. We are through the looking glass.
I didn\'t have a bet, but I saw it differently. The Pletcher drifted a lot in mid-stretch, but was clear at the time. When the contact occurred nearing the wire, it was because the Casse came in. The Pletcher was on a straight course at that time until getting bumped in the hind end.
From the point of view of the connections, both getting a Grade I win was probably more significant than having to split the purse.