If Country House Wins the Triple Crown

[sekrah]

NoCarolinaTony Wrote:
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> Too much drama. Saez lies about what exactly?


The head-on that wasn\'t shown by the broadcast pretty clearly shows him looking over his right shoulder, seeing the pressure, and allowing a lead switch to do a little race-riding on WoW. This wasn\'t a fluke accident where the horse freaked \"because of crowd noise\".

If the horse only does what Saez intended - nudging WoW back - he probably gets away with it, but losing 4 paths and stopping multiple horses was too much. He intentionally cracked opened the door that allowed the horse to bolt.

The \"there was nothing I could do\" narrative is bull.

[BitPlayer]

sekah -

The amount of control over lead changes you ascribe to Saez (or any other jockey) is inconsistent with what I have read.  If Saez wanted to carry War of Will wide, he certainly could have done it without a lead change and would probably do it leaving the turn, not at the 5/16ths pole.  It is noteworthy that the lead change occurs right at the point when War of Will runs up on Maximum Security\'s heels, possibly making contact, as shown in the video in another thread. I don\'t know if there was contact, and I don\'t care about the DQ, but I don\'t think you should be calling Luis Saez a liar without more insight than you have provided.  Do you have riding experience?

BitPlayer

[boardedup]

I suspected that there was about a 0% chance they ran Country House back in the Preakness.  Way to much heat to handle, only to be magnified when the horse ran up the track.(Just didn’t see this one coming back at his best in two weeks)

Unfortunate for the sport that MS & CH won’t start though, it would have been great theatre, galvanizing the masses on each side of the aisle.  Another golden opportunity goes by the wayside as racing continually can’t get out of it’s own way.  Paraphrasing a recent political mind, “Don’t let a good tragety go to waste.”  

This could have been built up and spun to have sides drawn like you don’t see in racing these days.  Neither of the two running is easily the worst possible outcome.  Instead we get lawyers, lawsuits, and backroom deals.  The fan and the sport lose once again.

[NoCarolinaTony]

I used to post frequently- but have chosen to stay away for various reasons like your reply. I get everyone thinks they are right.

. The trend in sports is officiating in all sports is getting too involved, NFL, NBA and MLB , and this past year DQ’s in racing have all gotten more involved in determining  outcomes. Sports betting will demand better. potentially under the table money will influence outcomes. I’ve heard both sides of the story. It’s official no Preakness for Country House shuts down what if he wins TC discussion. My advice to ya’ll is whatever side your on , nothing going to change the payouts, which I’m sure most of us are interested in. Let’s move on.

And FWIW ,I own a few runners , my cousin is Max Security handler for Servis @ Mth. I talked to a few trainers and jocks that I know about the incident. Nothing is going to change based upon our bloviating on the TG site.

[JR]

The good news is it will be a full field and a good wagering race for the first time in a while. That is assuming they still hold the race. The way things are going in Baltimore they might forget.

[Silver Charm]

Thanks will do. And good luck to you and your horses and those connections. Everyday that goes by they look like they are handling a bad beat with class.

[ajkreider]

Do you have an opinion you\'d care to share about Servis, as a trainer?