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Title: Santa Anita race 7
Post by: shanahan on January 11, 2014, 04:00:46 PM
Can anyone comment.   I had the 5, and he gets DQ\'d for...?
Title: Re: Santa Anita race 7
Post by: Tavasco on January 11, 2014, 04:14:26 PM
He bumped the 10 but it looked insignificant? Otherwise there was nobody near him the rest of the race.

That\'s a Bad Beat! Odd?
Title: Re: Santa Anita race 7
Post by: shanahan on January 11, 2014, 04:20:34 PM
Thanks...yes, a very tough beat in the pik 4.   Had the 10 also, but geez..
Title: Re: Santa Anita race 7
Post by: TMW on January 11, 2014, 05:08:55 PM
In California, the only thing the stewards are interested in is -- did a perceived infraction cost a horse a placing. I don\'t think the 10 (Danderek) lost a placing but possibly the 6 (Botch) did. They dead heated. I had all 3 of them and the dead heat with the 2 horses returned exactly the same amount as if the initial winner prevailed so I am not biased. If Botch was a clear 2nd -- they may have left the winner alone. Always a shame when a clearly best horse is taken down.