4 gates malfunctioned at Epsom for the Dash

[mysaladdays]

If this were Hong Kong the race would most likely have been voided. 


www.racingpost.com/news/festivals/derby-festival/david-evans-laments-epsom-dash-farce-as-four-of-highest-five-stalls-open-slower-than-remainder-a7zpI0Z1Oi3t/

[tenfurlongs]

Gates 16,18,19,20 opened fractionally behind the others. Don't blink. I'd still be upset as an owner, but don't see that it 'cost anyone the race.'

www.racingpost.com/results/17/epsom/2023-06-03/839636

You decide...







TW

[1hooper]

I did not notice it yesterday.

[cherokeescot]

Storm in a teacup . Did not affect the outcome but any negative Racing story is getting full coverage nowadays. Had a non horse racing neighbor in Philadelphia ask me today what is going on with horse racing with all these drugs and deaths. We are definitely fighting an uphill battle right now.

[cherokeescot]

Having seen the evidence I am now changing my mind on this

[mysaladdays]

My point was that (most likely) in Hong Kong, where there is excellent oversight, the race would have been voided.

Things happen, but how these incidents are dealt with, matters.

It is not really about whether or not "my naked eye" can catch a auxillary gate malfunction. In a Dash, "fractionals" and split seconds do matter, esp. when there is a lot of bettor MONEY in the pools.

[5wide]

No contest.