Kentucky Derby: Those who watched saw a bit of history being made yesterday evening. It was an amazing race and wow. I had no idea what happened until it was explained that what did...

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Those who watched saw a bit of history being made yesterday evening.
It was an amazing race and wow.
I had no idea what happened until it was explained that what did happen is not allowed. (I don't follow horse racing at all).
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/maximum-securitys-disqualification-kentucky-derby-makes-history/story?id=62827754

Dannj

Seems like jockeys have to keep their horses in lane...I didn’t know that. It’s odd the horse that was fouled didn’t benefit from the decision.

Bison Bud

First time in 145 years that the winner was taken down due to a foul! This is indeed historical and folks will talk about it for years to come. I felt really bad for Maximum Security's jockey. Apparently, the horse reacted to the crowd noise as they came around the turn and drifted sideways quite a bit to cause the foul. I'm not sure any jockey could have totally prevented that and he did his best to get him back on track quickly. Too bad really, as this horse was the favorite and a lot of folks had money down on him. Wow, you just never know what might happen.

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

I don't follow horse racing but usually watch the Derby run. I can understand the call, but I think in sports as in media they like the controversy. It is good for business and attention... Clearly it looked to me that the original winner was the fastest horse. But I did notice that the declared winner made a very strong start and run from the outside position. That horse certainly traveled a longer distance on the path to the finish line.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

I don’t follow racing either, but the impeding foul and the decision made yesterday’s Derby very interesting.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

I saw a tape of that race later. It's ashame it ended that way. But, there are rules. At the Olympics, a Track and Field competitor is required to stay in their running lane on certain races. You step out of your lane, and bump someone, you are disqualified. I've seen Olympics Medals lost because of that rule.

Dannj

mas24 wrote:

I saw a tape of that race later. It's ashame it ended that way. But, there are rules. At the Olympics, a Track and Field competitor is required to stay in their running lane on certain races. You step out of your lane, and bump someone, you are disqualified. I've seen Olympics Medals lost because of that rule.

That’s a good point but I think the Olympic races you’re referring to are basically sprints where the lanes are defined. In distance races runners are allowed to change lanes, and obviously must, to pass other runners.

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

My wife's response upon seeing it a couple of replays was "Rubbin is racin". I think we live too close to NASCAR country... Racing is inherently dangerous especially when animals are involved. It could have ended badly with injured animals and jockeys. Fortunately it didn't, just controversy. We have seen enough people injured and killed in our life in motocross and drag racing.

As they explained the rules it was probably the correct call. Now if that number 7 horse wins the other two races of the triple crown wait for the lawsuits to fly...

mas24 wrote:

I saw a tape of that race later. It's ashame it ended that way. But, there are rules. At the Olympics, a Track and Field competitor is required to stay in their running lane on certain races. You step out of your lane, and bump someone, you are disqualified. I've seen Olympics Medals lost because of that rule.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Bison Bud wrote:

First time in 145 years that the winner was taken ... (show quote)

But at 65 to1 the final winner paid off real well for the person who put a good sum on a long shot.

Notorious T.O.D. Loc: Harrisburg, North Carolina

That long shot may in fact lead to an investigation of some sort... how could so many handicappers get that so far off... The winner was definitely a Mudder...

Architect1776 wrote:

But at 65 to1 the final winner paid off real well for the person who put a good sum on a long shot.

Dannj

Notorious T.O.D. wrote:

That long shot may in fact lead to an investigation of some sort... how could so many handicappers get that so far off... The winner was definitely a Mudder...

You bring to mind the Abbot & Costello when Lou says: “How do know it was a Mudder and not a Fodder ?”

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Dannj wrote:

That’s a good point but I think the Olympic races you’re referring to are basically sprints where the lanes are defined. In distance races runners are allowed to change lanes, and obviously must, to pass other runners.

I did say "on certain races."

JeffL Loc: New Jersey

The stewards reviewed the incident repeatedly from different angles to determine that a foul occurred. The video shows that two jockeys had to pull up their animals to avoid potential collisions. If a collision had occurred at the front of the pack, it could have taken down multiple horses and riders. Even if you don’t agree with the DQ, just be glad there were no injuries to the jockeys and mounts. I’ve seen too many horses put down from an injury that is “fixable” for a jockey, but not for a horse. It is so sad to see one of these magnificent animals in horrific pain and having their lives ended at such a young age.

pumakat

Dannj wrote:

You bring to mind the Abbot & Costello when Lou says: “How do know it was a Mudder and not a Fodder ?”

None of those 3 yr olds have been bred yet. So, not a fodder.

Dannj

pumakat wrote:

None of those 3 yr olds have been bred yet. So, not a fodder.

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