bodexpress should of been declared a non-starter. the assistant starter clearly had a good hold
on the horse when the gate opened which caused the horse to bolt and lose his jockey.
the rules of racing are 100% clear on this and unlike some other sports instant replay CAN
and MUST be used by the stewards to make decisions. the reason for the wrong non-decision is clear.
it's greed. there was over $30 million bet on this race and although the actual return to the
track depends upon the type of wager and where it was placed; it's pretty easy to extrapolate
that declaring him a non-starter would cost the track hundreds of thousands of dollar.
even though bodexpress was 20-1 and only took up 4% of the win pool, he would take up
much higher % of the other pools. probably 15% of the tri pool, 20% of the super pool,
and 25% of the super high 5 pool. the financial consequences of their decision was NOT
lost upon them and they decided to protect the track's bottom line rather than protecting
the bettors. i'm outraged over this travesty.
on the horse when the gate opened which caused the horse to bolt and lose his jockey.
the rules of racing are 100% clear on this and unlike some other sports instant replay CAN
and MUST be used by the stewards to make decisions. the reason for the wrong non-decision is clear.
it's greed. there was over $30 million bet on this race and although the actual return to the
track depends upon the type of wager and where it was placed; it's pretty easy to extrapolate
that declaring him a non-starter would cost the track hundreds of thousands of dollar.
even though bodexpress was 20-1 and only took up 4% of the win pool, he would take up
much higher % of the other pools. probably 15% of the tri pool, 20% of the super pool,
and 25% of the super high 5 pool. the financial consequences of their decision was NOT
lost upon them and they decided to protect the track's bottom line rather than protecting
the bettors. i'm outraged over this travesty.