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Ask the Experts / Re: Journalism Needs to Skip the Belmont
« on: June 05, 2025, 07:33:33 PM »
Thank you for pointing this out. Another question: Where should the well-being of the horse enter the conversation?
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Ask the Experts / Re: A quick rundown on some Preakness weekend moments of note.- Part 1
« on: May 23, 2025, 10:08:21 PM »
...and starring Elliott Gould. A trifecta!
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Ask the Experts / Re: A quick rundown on some Preakness weekend moments of note.- Part 1
« on: May 23, 2025, 07:30:53 PM »
A cameo with one of my favorite actors in a film by one of my favorite directors in one of my favorite movies of all time!
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Ask the Experts / Re: The Two Week Comeback
« on: May 11, 2025, 06:57:51 PM »
Clearly, some trainers pay lip service to \"what\'s best for the horse.\" But I believe a few commit to it. From a distance, it\'s not always easy to distinguish between them, especially for a layman (e.g., moi). I\'m inclined to believe Bill Mott is in the former camp.
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Ask the Experts / Re: Churchill Downs: The Evil Empire (PART II)
« on: April 28, 2021, 10:46:33 AM »
Here\'s a link to Part 2 of the CDI story:
https://www.usbets.com/demolition-derby-horse-racing-paying-price-churchill-downs/
Will U.S. tracks switch from parimutuel to fixed-odds betting?
https://www.usbets.com/demolition-derby-horse-racing-paying-price-churchill-downs/
Will U.S. tracks switch from parimutuel to fixed-odds betting?
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Ask the Experts / Churchill Downs: The Evil Empire
« on: April 27, 2021, 11:53:19 AM »
How CDI is killing horse racing in the service of lining shareholders’ pockets with casino gold. Solid reporting by an excellent writer.
https://www.usbets.com/churchill-downs-horse-racing-trampling-sport/
https://www.usbets.com/churchill-downs-horse-racing-trampling-sport/
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Ask the Experts / Re: King Guillermo issue - OUT
« on: September 04, 2020, 09:21:12 PM »
P-Dub Wrote:
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> It\'s arguably the worst in the country.
rim shot.
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> > what\'s wrong with nytraffic??
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> It\'s arguably the worst in the country.
rim shot.
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Ask the Experts / Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts
« on: October 03, 2017, 11:50:47 PM »
here is what they actually decided:
horseracingintfed.com
this does not appear to address situations in which a horse that did not suffer interference nonetheless benefits from the result of interference involving other horses.
horseracingintfed.com
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If, in the opinion of the Staging Authority’s relevant judicial body, a horse or its rider causes interference and finishes in front of the horse interfered with but irrespective of the incident(s) the sufferer would not have finished ahead of the horse causing the interference, the judge’s placings will remain unaltered.
If, in the opinion of the Staging Authority’s relevant judicial body, a horse or its rider causes interference and finishes in front of the horse interfered with and if not for the incident(s) the sufferer would have finished ahead of the horse causing the interference, the interferer will be placed immediately behind the sufferer.
Racing Authorities may, within their Rules, provide for the disqualification of a horse from a race in circumstances in which the Staging Authority’s relevant judicial body deems that the rider has ridden in a dangerous manner.
this does not appear to address situations in which a horse that did not suffer interference nonetheless benefits from the result of interference involving other horses.
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