MEADOWLANDS RACE 3 AND 4 WHAT GIVES?

[toothman]

Joey driving Travis Alexander chalk, opens up over 6 lentgths 53 and change at th half. Horse then goes into a break and finishes distanced.
Next race as the favorite from the 9 hole, the horse is used hard and breaks, finishing last.
what makes horses do that?
can judges draw blood or urine based on race performance?
come on now

[PIGLAND]

bad drivers

[Parked]

bad drivers

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[Jazzman]

probably bad track conditions

[rock old school]

Not so much the track some of the horses tonight shouldn't even been racing lame as shit in those lower conditions.
Especially Stratton's horse in the 3rd that broke looked like it was ready to fall down any moment in the lane.
 

[FirstUpFrom8Hole]

Sometimes when a horse is sore they try to run away from the soreness and they're extremely hard to drive and control. You're just a passenger until they tire a little and you can pull them up. Obviously the ideal situation is to not race a sore horse.

[Harness racer]

Not so much the track some of the horses tonight shouldn't even been racing lame as shit in those lower conditions.
Especially Stratton's horse in the 3rd that broke looked like it was ready to fall down any moment in the lane.

Bad racing and conditions bring in lame horses.  Sucks to see this happening at M1.

[The Exporter]

Sometimes when a horse is sore they try to run away from the soreness and they're extremely hard to drive and control. You're just a passenger until they tire a little and you can pull them up. Obviously the ideal situation is to not race a sore horse.

Good explanation.

[Brown jug]

WAKE UP!!
the trainer of both horses is a juicer
the driver of both horses is brutal
the horses are lame but are drugged up so they just want to go
they are being pushed beyond their means
sadly these folks are going to kill or seriously injure drivers and horses
the industry needs to wake up, can judges not see lame horses on the track

[Harness racer]

WAKE UP!!
the trainer of both horses is a juicer
the driver of both horses is brutal
the horses are lame but are drugged up so they just want to go
they are being pushed beyond their means
sadly these folks are going to kill or seriously injure drivers and horses
the industry needs to wake up, can judges not see lame horses on the track

Exactly!  But he is clean or Jeffie would have banded him too!  Lucky neither of them went down.

[Parked]

Judges knowing a horse is lame ?? You have to be kidding !

[Harness racer]

Should be a track or state vet on site to deem a horse unfit to race.  Some track vets have no problem scratching one and some don't even pay attention.

[old guy]

WAKE UP!!
the trainer of both horses is a juicer
the driver of both horses is brutal
the horses are lame but are drugged up so they just want to go
they are being pushed beyond their means
sadly these folks are going to kill or seriously injure drivers and horses
the industry needs to wake up, can judges not see lame horses on the track

If they start assassinating drivers they will kill an innocent man. Bongo

[The Exporter]

It shows the desperation to fill entries.

[Harness racer]

It shows the desperation to fill entries.

Exactly my point earlier in this thread.  The quality of horse on non-stakes nights at the Big M is the worst I can ever remember.