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Title: Scioto Starter
Post by: dinkadoo on June 02, 2020, 07:18:07 PM
Caught most of the Tuesday card and watched 3 races where over half the field was multiple lengths off the gate.
Last race there were three horses near the gate. Jeremy smith walks to the front goes 29.0 first quarter and race over. Favorite was 5 lengths off and came back to be 3rd. Three horses were wayyyy off the gate. 

Bad look if you’re playing.
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: Rabbi Of Racing on June 02, 2020, 07:23:43 PM
Atrocious racing
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: dinkadoo on June 02, 2020, 08:01:19 PM
watch races 2 and 15


especially the 15th race...

With a horse making a break that was off the gate --- there were two horses within a length.

There were seven that were off at least 4 lengths....I was going to play the rail - didn't, thought the odds were to short.... he was about 8 lentghs off the gate. I had a good opening weekend at Scioto, since, the track is hard to bet... with all the peace and love and giving holes.
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: Barnman69 on June 02, 2020, 08:29:11 PM
What to do ho to blame
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: dinkadoo on June 02, 2020, 08:45:31 PM
What to do ho to blame
good question --- today it was baddddd   races were over 50 yards into the race.
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: TWOGOLDTEEFS on June 03, 2020, 06:23:55 AM
   That idiot does that every year. First few weeks of racing he leaves horses scattered. I have made post about this in the past years. One thing about it he is consistent  11.wp
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: Easy Irv on June 03, 2020, 10:03:09 AM
I always thought it was the drivers responsibility to know where the gate is and get their horses in position. If most of the drivers can than the others should to! Sorry, bet a bad driver....get a bad drive is my rule. Sometimes you don't get any drive!
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: dinkadoo on June 03, 2020, 10:25:09 AM
I always thought it was the drivers responsibility to know where the gate is and get their horses in position. If most of the drivers can than the others should to! Sorry, bet a bad driver....get a bad drive is my rule. Sometimes you don't get any drive!
it was Dan Noble who had the favorite and Brett Miller among the seven left in the last race.

Being prepared, I get..... What the hell was happening determined the outcome of the races 50 yards after the start... Race over. 

Either a bunch of drivers should get fined for not coming up to position, be put on the stewards list for being a bad actor behind the gate if that's the excuse or the starter needs to be an Uber driver not a car that determines the outcome of customers $100k. 

Teefs I remember you bringing up this topic from scioto
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: FirstUpFrom8Hole on June 03, 2020, 10:36:30 AM
The option is out there to fine drivers for not getting to the gate on time. Whether or not they do is another matter. I got fined once because my colt wouldn't turn to go to the gate. I finally got him going but we were 5 lengths off. Whats fun to watch is the drivers who try to time their gate rush just right so they can rocket to the front and miss it by a mile. Or slam into the gate going 35mph
Title: Re: Scioto Starter
Post by: Superfecta on June 03, 2020, 10:15:51 PM
The option is out there to fine drivers for not getting to the gate on time. Whether or not they do is another matter. I got fined once because my colt wouldn't turn to go to the gate. I finally got him going but we were 5 lengths off. Whats fun to watch is the drivers who try to time their gate rush just right so they can rocket to the front and miss it by a mile. Or slam into the gate going 35mph

Walter Case called those guys idiots.
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