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Title: Sar R2-Poor Joel
Post by: drbillym on August 29, 2012, 12:11:05 PM
Did everyone else thing the dq was justified?  After failing to be put up last week, now Joel gets taken down!
Title: Re: Sar R2-Poor Joel
Post by: Boscar Obarra on August 29, 2012, 07:23:47 PM
I watched the race head on a number of times. Lots of folks complained on twitter about this dq.

 When the 5 went for the hole it was there. He didn\'t \'create\' room by bulldozing. The 2 seems to come in and cause the bumping, then the inside horse came out a bit .

 imo the dq was bogus. there was no time to check out of that tight spot and the winner was clearly best .

 Considering the crap the stews let pass, this was really stupid. Inept stewardship has been a part of the game forever.
Title: Re: Sar R2-Poor Joel
Post by: miff on August 30, 2012, 04:22:54 AM
Box,

Tough call, agree hole was there and got tight.Think the average race watcher would agree with the take down, a more sophisticated one would call the whole thing insufficient to make any change.

A request for a live feed from the stewards room during the review of fouls was ignored by the Clueless Clowns, we tried!

Mike
Title: Re: Sar R2-Poor Joel
Post by: Topcat on August 30, 2012, 06:00:09 AM
miff Wrote:
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> Box,
>
> Tough call, agree hole was there and got
> tight.Think the average race watcher would agree
> with the take down, a more sophisticated one would
> call the whole thing insufficient to make any
> change.
>
> A request for a live feed from the stewards room
> during the review of fouls was ignored by the
> Clueless Clowns, we tried!
>
> Mike



The powers have spoken.   You are not worthy.   Begone, sayeth the Lords.
Title: Re: Sar R2-Poor Joel
Post by: Boscar Obarra on August 30, 2012, 08:41:44 PM
for the record, no less an authority than the venerable Tony Black , was on Byk today, and saw it exactly as I described.

 I thought Steve came by here daily for enlightenment?