A true stiffing

[The Bid]

Im not sure if anyone in here watched the 4th at Santa Anita today, but the stiffing Talamo put on Le Cirque should land him a suspension, fine, and anything else horseracing can lay on him. Absolutely criminal

[MaTH716]

Bid, I just watched the race a couple of times and I am not sure what you are seeing that I am not. Besides the fact that he was wide going in to the stretch, I really didn't think he did anything wrong. The horse veered in slightly after geting hit with the stick and it looked like he changed hands a few times to keep her straight. I think if he really wanted to stiff her, he would have stayed on the rail in traffic instead of making the big move that he did.

[ArlJim78]

there was nothing wrong with the ride, his rally fell a short by a nose while the other horse was very game to the wire. Talamo gave it a good effort.

Talamo sure made it close.
He could done a better job of
losing than that.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by pgardn

Talamo sure made it close.
He could done a better job of
losing than that.

right, Gomez did a much better job of losing on the favorite who was up the track. I guess he stiffed that one too?

[tiggerv]

Wow, are we watching the same race? Le Cirque hung. Happens all the time.

[The Bid]

Pshew, glad you guys arent chart callers

Yeah we are watching the same race the difference is I know what Im watching

You also wont get a fair view of the actual nonesense unless its on big screen. A broken up race replay isnt going to do this Desormeaux-esq butcher, stiff job, justice.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

there was nothing wrong with the ride, his rally fell a short by a nose while the other horse was very game to the wire. Talamo gave it a good effort.

I finally watched the race and I have to agree with Jim.

Christ, the winner saved all the ground and set fractions of 24/48/113/137 and Talamo's horse rated 8 lenghts off that pace and missed by a nose.

Where did he stiff you?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

I finally watched the race and I have to agree with Jim.

Christ, the winner saved all the ground and set fractions of 24/48/113/137 and Talamo's horse rated 8 lenghts off that pace and missed by a nose.

Where did he stiff you?

of course not, the truth is there was no stiff. no rational asessment of that ride would conclude that anything was amiss. he basically rode a winning race, its just that the winner had something left late.