Oak Grove 6th race

[PineHurstPacer]

Tetrick wins and gets placed last (5th)

made a break on the gait, came back down trotting 10 lengths behind in the first turn

He comes down for not losing ground?  He lost 10 lengths in the first 1/8th mile...how much did he need to lose?

Who's the presiding judge at this hillbilly track?

[Lockedin with Pace]

When he first broke he galloped for more than 5 seconds and wasn't losing that much ground. They DQ'd him for an unrestrained run.

[Jeenuss245]

Total bullshit. Tetrick broke grabbed him behind all horses won the race. The judges are assholes and should be fired. Not that the race matters for me  but a horrible call. What else can you do if you break. You take back to last. If I’m owner of that horse I’d be standing right in front of the judges office

[old guy]

Awful call

[Jeenuss245]

It was an awful call.  What should he have done. He did everything right. He broke took back to last stayed last til 3/4 pole won the race   Should he have just pulled up and drove back to the barn.  He did everything right period.

[tiny tequila]

They should do like some of the tracks overseas. If you break, you are out. Takes it out of the judges hands.

[hoosierboy]

Awful call

[getreal]

Judges power call, and it was terrible.

[helpplease]

My guess if that was a Burke horse they would have made the right call. Terrible placing.

[SRP22]

 DQ was correct.
Easy call

[Lockedin with Pace]

Watching the race live, even though he lost ground on the break, there was a 3 or 4 second period during the break where he was galloping and not losing much ground. It's considered an extended break and according to USTA rules, a horse can be DQ'd and placed last for an extended break which he certainly had. Tetrick did everything right but in the judge's discretion the horse should have lost more ground on the break than it did.