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Title: Why do tracks have stewards?
Post by: Powerful Patricks Ghost on December 11, 2018, 05:02:58 PM
I saw two races today where there was clear interference, one that definitely should have resulted in a DQ, and not even an inquiry. One more of the million reasons why it's a dead game...


Here's one of the two instances I witnessed.

(https://i.imgur.com/uvmJByb.jpg)
Title: Re: Why do tracks have stewards?
Post by: HornbyDuke on December 11, 2018, 08:08:48 PM
Don't have many serious inquiries in the cart game. Do have a lot of the horse breaking at the start and pylon violation nonsense though to cover as oversight.
Title: Re: Why do tracks have stewards?
Post by: viking55 on December 11, 2018, 09:01:57 PM
Pics like this are VERY misleading. One needs to see the head on video shot to determine WHO changed their course. Not saying who was at fault in THIS race. Didn't see it. AND I am NOT a big fan of 99% of the stewards/judges.
Title: Re: Why do tracks have stewards?
Post by: PIGLAND on December 11, 2018, 09:19:17 PM
there should have been any iquiery
Title: Re: Why do tracks have stewards?
Post by: Rabbi Of Racing on December 11, 2018, 09:21:46 PM
stewards are stewards because they can't get a job anywhere else
Title: Re: Why do tracks have stewards?
Post by: Powerful Patricks Ghost on December 12, 2018, 07:09:12 AM
Pics like this are VERY misleading. One needs to see the head on video shot to determine WHO changed their course. Not saying who was at fault in THIS race. Didn't see it. AND I am NOT a big fan of 99% of the stewards/judges.

No idea for sure but if you watch the replay there is absolute contact make. How is the Inquiry sign not even lit? I bet Dover maybe once in a blue moon so I don't care that much but this seems to happen at harness tracks a lot.  Just had the video playing in the background while doing other stuff and happened to see this stretch drive.
Title: Re: Why do tracks have stewards?
Post by: Duke on December 12, 2018, 04:56:11 PM
Absolutely right. That's why I don't bother betting anymore.
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