tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post2889959011552499218..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: You Make the CallThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-51487567697878547352012-08-31T08:48:27.451-04:002012-08-31T08:48:27.451-04:00Dave,
Well, there are times a driver will be look...Dave,<br /><br />Well, there are times a driver will be looking for someone if they expect them to be coming at them. At 1-9, you would expect that horse to be coming at you from the start in most cases.That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-91963233511208326322012-08-31T08:47:33.456-04:002012-08-31T08:47:33.456-04:00I cannot explain to myself why a driver of his exp... <br />I cannot explain to myself why a driver of his experience would need to be shifting and looking back several times at the onset of the race other than to look for a horse that he has an interest in.<br /> <br />Given the drive on the bomb from the rail by Kevin Lare, one would think he was supposed to be in the trifecta number too. Had Davis given one tenth of that effort, the four couldn't have "ran into him". In all my years of racing, never have I heard of a driver saying they slowed down because they were afraid of anything much less a horse coming from behind them.<br /> <br />The half assed penalty tells a lot about the judges at Harrington.<br />Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-336386207009212882012-08-30T21:40:52.609-04:002012-08-30T21:40:52.609-04:00I'm not sure about Davis's experience leve...I'm not sure about Davis's experience level, but he has more than 400 drives this year at Harrington.<br /><br />A guy with that many drives should not be unnerved by a horse bearing in, especially when there's no one inside of him.<br /><br />Is he a crook? Don't know. Misjudged the finish line? Not likely for a regular driver.<br /><br />Wish we knew what he said to the Delaware judges because it appears to me he just stopped driving when the favorite got along side him.<br /><br />It may just have been a lousy drive by an average driver, but bettors need to know judges find that unacceptable and worthy of a longer suspension and larger fine. <br /><br />Considering what drivers can earn in a single day (even at Harrington), the penalty handed out doesn't send a strong enough message. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-73098886677518498422012-08-30T17:46:30.069-04:002012-08-30T17:46:30.069-04:00JLB,
I may be wrong. Part of my analysis is from...JLB,<br /><br />I may be wrong. Part of my analysis is from the minimal fine/suspension. <br /><br />Back in 2009, Peter Wrenn got a 30 day suspension for an unsatisfactory drive in Indiana, and as you mentioned Roberts got a much heavier penalty in Delaware himself.<br /><br />I looked at Davis' previous fines and suspensions and he never had a major penalty like this before; if anything it has been for excessive use of the whip, suggesting aggressiveness.<br /><br />Perhaps I am wrong in basing my analysis on the mercy the judges appear to have given Davis. Maybe I was trying to explain the drive in light of the penalty. Maybe I gave the judge's decision too much weight. <br /><br />Wouldn't it be great if it was like in Ontario where at least part of the hearing transcript is made available to the general public to look up?That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-32613501020189887332012-08-30T17:10:28.216-04:002012-08-30T17:10:28.216-04:00Norman Dauplaise used to do that all the time.
Wh...Norman Dauplaise used to do that all the time.<br /><br />When Buddy Gilmour put the lines in his lap, and his head down, he won 100% of the time -- and some photos were close.<br /><br />When Dauplaise did it, you could not count on winning.<br />Farnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-67629489384439523332012-08-30T17:07:05.002-04:002012-08-30T17:07:05.002-04:00I think he thought he had the race won, and was sh...I think he thought he had the race won, and was shocked that the other horse which had been weaving all over the track finally pulled it all together in the last 100 yards to nail the victory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-36940973703921727462012-08-30T17:06:39.859-04:002012-08-30T17:06:39.859-04:00I have read your blog since its infancy and feel i...I have read your blog since its infancy and feel it is a valuable contributor to the industry. I have watched the video several times and heartily disagree with your reasoning. I do not think the favorite was running in, down the stretch, once he was straightened out when he "blew the turn". In my opinion, Davis did not persevere with his horse and was waiting for the favorite to go by. There have been cases where a driver has checked his horse when a rival in front of him bore in or out, but that is not the case here.<br /><br />There is a Delaware precedent for a much heavier fine/suspension. Jonathan Roberts incurred a much longer suspension when, at Dover Downs, he grabbed his horse up so as to finish second, in order to stay in the same class. The next week, the horse romped in that same condition.JLBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-5243852803729253742012-08-30T17:05:40.583-04:002012-08-30T17:05:40.583-04:00If you look early in the stretch, you will see Dav...If you look early in the stretch, you will see Davis' horse flip his tail once.<br /><br />If the judges thought there was something unsavory about his drive in the manner you described, I would have hoped the judges would have given him a much more severe fine and suspension.<br /><br />That Blog Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-87954862443499003092012-08-30T17:03:17.575-04:002012-08-30T17:03:17.575-04:00I'm not buying your Davis excuse today. Where...I'm not buying your Davis excuse today. Where did you see the horse tiring late in the race? He wasn't flipping his tail, the most obvious sign. I've had a couple of people look at the video and they all say the same thing....fix. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com