Just quit. There has always been inquiries in horse racing

Um... considering the things these horses have to do, the seriousness of injury - any injury - and the potential that an infraction could lead to an several horses wiping, getting injured and a bunch of amazing animals perhaps euthanized because of a jockey’s negligence, I’m more than happy if there is a review that…

“While technically a correct ruling, it’s one that goes against the spirit of the rule”

I’d love to see an article on this subject written by someone who bet on Country House to win.

The DQ is for two reasons, not merely affecting the outcome alone:

I’ve tried to explain to people that a horse isn’t a car. When Maximum Security veered from his lane he forced the horses behind him to slow. A horse going full bore down the stretch can’t just slow down and speed right back up again like a car. The momentum is lost and the horses behind him lost the opportunity to…

Me too and I’m sure it was not taken lightly. In fact in a race this big I’d wager that the officials would have greatly preferred to let the result stand. Obviously a lot of readers here are failing to grasp that this isn’t just a ticky-tack little technicality that happens in every horse race, it was an egregious…

The jockeys of both Long Range Toddy (an affected horse) and Country House lodged protests. The jockey aboard Maximum Security has been accused of this type of interference before. The stewards watched video, interviewed jockeys and voted unanimously for this disqualification. Sorry to be so harsh, but you really need…

You give away the fact that you don’t have the slightest clue what you’re talking about when you stress that the horse “led the entire way”, as though that means anything. A horse can’t run a mile and a quarter at top speed so the jockey tries to figure out the best time to run fast and the best time to conserve…

The rules are about safety far more than competition. This was a case where Maximum Security was dangerously close to tripping up the horse(s) behind him, which in such a tight pack could have caused several horses to stumble or fall. Not only does that put the jockeys at risk, it puts the horses at serious risk of…

It was the right call. The other rider in pink had to pull up, and could have gone down if they had clipped heels any worse. That totally changes how the horse may have finished because it’s hard to get the momentum back. It may not have caught the horse that finished first, but it could have finished in the money.…

Be cool if people who know nothing about horse racing write articles. Clearly a foul. It’s very unfortunate because the #20 didnt deserve to win but the stewards made the correct call. You cannot impede a horses path which the 7 clearly did costing the 1 at a minimum maybe the 12 a chance to win. If you cost a horse a…

Nonsense. Objections are not as common as say, NFL challenges, but they do happen in horsr racing, and DQs can result. This is just the first time it’s happened in the Derby. The decision to uphold the objection was close but not unreasonable.  I don't know your background but it sounds like one who only tunes into…

Piss-poor take. It’s like someone who only watches the Super Bowl and no other games all year complaining about a crucial ineligible man downfield penalty that affects the outcome of the game. Horse racing has rules. “Leading the entire way” and “quickly straightening out his horse” is all well and good but the foul…

this article and it’s “take” should be mortifying for deadspin.  the rider and horse broke two lanes wide in the turn and that is a clear cut disqualification.  it nearly triggered a catastrophic fall which would have resulted in carnage.  it was a call that would warrant little fanfare at races happening every day…

The hottest of takes.

Firstly, while Prat was the one to officially object, that doesn’t mean the other riders didn’t object in any way to it.

That horse wound up lanes outside where it started and absolutely could have killed the other horses AND the jockeys. War of Will’s legs actually wound up straddling Security’s for a few strides, and AFTER that move you can see Security move back inside to the rail to try and keep the inside off a clean line as well.  

BPI got destroyed by how this was covered. They had to close a ton of plants. I’m happy that they are finding their footing again. I always thought it was an overreaction.  Like other commenters have said it’s all real beef and significantly reduces waste.  I don’t want to buy a pound of it but if it’s part of what I…

Wait, what? Am I the only person who thought “pink slime” was referring to chicken? Like the stuff they use to make McNuggets?