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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: theokodjak26 on July 12, 2025, 11:23:19 PM
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After a disqualification in the Meadowlands Pace, wouldn’t you think Otten would ask Braxton Boyd what he thought of what happened in the stretch drive? Instead all she wanted to know was what it felt like to be 25 years old and winning the Pace. And why didn’t she interview the DQ’d driver McCarthy while waiting for the judges to decide the outcome. I would have liked to hear his opinion of what happened in the stretch drive. Absolutely a terrible performance by Otten and the rest of the Fox network team.
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After a disqualification in the Meadowlands Pace, wouldn’t you think Otten would ask Braxton Boyd what he thought of what happened in the stretch drive? Instead all she wanted to know was what it felt like to be 25 years old and winning the Pace. And why didn’t she interview the DQ’d driver McCarthy while waiting for the judges to decide the outcome. I would have liked to hear his opinion of what happened in the stretch drive. Absolutely a terrible performance by Otten and the rest of the Fox network team.
Braxton Boyd did discuss it.
Said he would of absolutely won if the 4 didn't come in on him.
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Fox feed went off and Big M feed was where the discussion took place.
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Fox feed went off and Big M feed was where the discussion took place.
Yes, different interviewer, thank you, wasn't Otten.
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Boyd lost his mind he lost by 2 lengths when was he going bye ?
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Boyd lost his mind he lost by 2 lengths when was he going bye ?
Dis you listen and comprehend what he said?
If he had room...
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Yeah he said a moronic I was blowing him away . Yeah ok
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Yeah he said a moronic I was blowing him away . Yeah ok
I thought it shouldn't have come down.
Didn't look intentional.
The 4 had position.
Looked incidental.
The track said it was a tough call by the judges and they even said the 9 was squeezing through.
Todd McCarthy should of never came off that rail, Boyd thought Dunn was going to block him so he committed to go up the rail. If dopey McCarthy would of hugged the rail time likely would of ran out on a successful tip to the outside by Boyd. Dopey, well he lost the decision.
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I thought it shouldn't have come down.
Didn't look intentional.
The 4 had position.
Looked incidental.
The track said it was a tough call by the judges and they even said the 9 was squeezing through.
Todd McCarthy should of never came off that rail, Boyd thought Dunn was going to block him so he committed to go up the rail. If dopey McCarthy would of hugged the rail time likely would of ran out on a successful tip to the outside by Boyd. Dopey, well he lost the decision.
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It doesn't have to be intentional whether it was or not. Watching the head-on shot he obviously put a wheel under him impeding his progress. The 4 had position but when he drifted out the 9 also had position and the 4 stopped his momentum with his wheel.
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It doesn't have to be intentional whether it was or not. Watching the head-on shot he obviously put a wheel under him impeding his progress. The 4 had position but when he drifted out the 9 also had position and the 4 stopped his momentum with his wheel.
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I thought it shouldn't have come down.
Didn't look intentional.
The 4 had position.
Looked incidental.
The track said it was a tough call by the judges and they even said the 9 was squeezing through.
Todd McCarthy should have never came off that rail, Boyd thought Dunn was going to block him so he committed to go up the rail. If dopey McCarthy would have hugged the rail time likely would have ran out on a successful tip to the outside by Boyd. Dopey, well he lost the decision.
It was an absolute no brainer to take down Todd. There is no such thing as intentional or not. He put a wheel under him and struck the right hind leg of Boyd’s horse. Stevie Wonders could have made that call.
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I thought it shouldn't have come down.
Didn't look intentional.
The 4 had position.
Looked incidental.
The track said it was a tough call by the judges and they even said the 9 was squeezing through.
Todd McCarthy should of never came off that rail, Boyd thought Dunn was going to block him so he committed to go up the rail. If dopey McCarthy would of hugged the rail time likely would of ran out on a successful tip to the outside by Boyd. Dopey, well he lost the decision.
It do not think it has to be intentional...
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The main reason the pylons are there for is safety.
If Boyd was worried that his horse might go down he should've gone inside the last couple of pylons. Mind you, it is a split second decision and likely a natural reaction to take back.
If he does go ITP the worst case scenario is he still crosses the line in second, like he did, and wouldn't get placed back.
Best case, his horse goes by, he proves he had the best horse, and the judges leave him up as he was "forced inside the pylons".
Many horses go inside the pylons to avoid breaking horses and are not DQ'ed.
Signed
Donnie McElroy ;D
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The main reason the pylons are there for is safety.
If Boyd was worried that his horse might go down he should've gone inside the last couple of pylons. Mind you, it is a split second decision and likely a natural reaction to take back.
If he does go ITP the worst case scenario is he still crosses the line in second, like he did, and wouldn't get placed back.
Best case, his horse goes by, he proves he had the best horse, and the judges leave him up as he was "forced inside the pylons".
Many horses go inside the pylons to avoid breaking horses and are not DQ'ed.
Signed
Donnie McElroy ;D
Ah yes Donnie Mac...Western Fair ..years ago.....RIP Donnie
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He def put a wheel under him/took away his lane, which was free and clear until then.
However, Boyd put his horse's foot into the wheel with a subtle to the (his) right maneuver, which doesn't negate the above but it did get the attention that he needed for the DQ.
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As the leader once you select a "lane" in the stretch you have to stick with it. Todd came off the turn a little wide and committed to a path that was off the rail, with plenty of room inside. Once Braxten moves in to take the vacant lane you can't come back over and block it. What happened after is incidental (putting a wheel under etc..) .
I think the focus of the inquiry and decision to DQ was based on the action very early in the stretch before the actual contact.
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As the leader once you select a "lane" in the stretch you have to stick with it. Todd came off the turn a little wide and committed to a path that was off the rail, with plenty of room inside. Once Braxten moves in to take the vacant lane you can't come back over and block it. What happened after is incidental (putting a wheel under etc..) .
I think the focus of the inquiry and decision to DQ was based on the action very early in the stretch before the actual contact.
If it went the other way some would say bad call or whatever.
We wouldn't still be talking about it and would of taken the judges 2 watches, but we are talking still, and they took way longer than the 10 min replay video I've seen.
Was Canadian discrimination?
The US boys better watch their ass up north, because it's coming! ngc3
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If it went the other way some would say bad call or whatever.
We wouldn't still be talking about it and would of taken the judges 2 watches, but we are talking still, and they took way longer than the 10 min replay video I've seen.
Was Canadian discrimination?
The US boys better watch their ass up north, because it's coming! ngc3
I heard the judges were wearing those ugly red hats.
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I heard the judges were wearing those ugly red hats.
ngc3 ngc3
You're so fucking deadpan I blew part of my sandwich out of my nose!
They're marching in Canada against the US right now:
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What’s hilarious is you have Todd and Braxton standing in the paddock waiting on n the judge’s decision but the judges no longer ever call in the drivers and get their side of the story. Just amazing!
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What’s hilarious is you have Todd and Braxton standing in the paddock waiting on n the judge’s decision but the judges no longer ever call in the drivers and get their side of the story. Just amazing!
Do the officials in the NFL go talk to players involved? Or any other sport? NO. The fact that some judges were so incompetent they needed participants input is just sad
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I heard that Anthony Zubkoff was now a judge. He wasn't the judge there was he?
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Do the officials in the NFL go talk to players involved? Or any other sport? NO. The fact that some judges were so incompetent they needed participants input is just sad
Judges used to ALWAYS speak with the drivers dumbass!
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Judges used to ALWAYS speak with the drivers dumbass!
Why bother trying to convince that caveman of anything.
The NFL video technology and racing's, wow.
Look, if we can get Stan Turdbred to stop grunting, then walk upright, maybe in a decade or so we'll shoot to turning him into a human being.
Wishful thinking. ;D
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Why bother trying to convince that caveman of anything.
The NFL video technology and racing's, wow.
Look, if we can get Stan Turdbred to stop grunting, then walk upright, maybe in a decade or so we'll shoot to turning him into a human being.
Wishful thinking. ;D
Yeah. When industry people start comparing this to the NFL in any imaginable way its time to immediately pack it up and leave
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Judges used to ALWAYS speak with the drivers dumbass!
Where? After 40 years in the industry only the incompetent judges in Ontario would ask the participants. Do you think they should?
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Talking to the drivers is dumb...they never give each other up
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boyd was 100% going right by. looked like a wheel hit a right hind.
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In Tbreds every track has a phone where the jocks weigh in after race. Judges speak to both, and factor or don’t factor it into their decision.
At any standardbred paddock track I’ve been to, the drivers give their side of story.
In this case, the DQ looked very obvious. Only thing that started to make me unsure was how long it was taking. I didn’t have either horse so I’m being objective.
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Her hair is falling out her nose is turned up her ears are pointie her mouth is too big should I keep going
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I heard that Anthony Zubkoff was now a judge. He wasn't the judge there was he?
Buffalo is the lucky recipient of Tony's new found career. Nothing better than a cat to watch the hen house! He should have a good grasp of the rules since he's violated 99 % of them during his illustrious racing days! ngc3
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Her hair is falling out her nose is turned up her ears are pointie her mouth is too big should I keep going
Post your pic and let us take a run at it.
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Buffalo is the lucky recipient of Tony's new found career. Nothing better than a cat to watch the hen house! He should have a good grasp of the rules since he's violated 99 % of them during his illustrious racing days! ngc3
Cat watching the henhouse is right. What a joke. Take him his wife Rebecca and their groom Hashley and get them all out of here