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Old 07-29-2018, 04:07 PM
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Default Saratoga Race 6 July 29th

Can someone explain how that was a dead heat for place? The live feed was somewhat convincing that the 9 hit the wire first. The photo does not detail who hit the wire because its blocked by the outside horse who won the race. The head of the number 9 was ahead in the photo and the 5 was inches behind. Do the stewards have other sources of information or photos that determine a dead heat that's not privy to the public?
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Old 07-29-2018, 08:11 PM
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Placing Judges determine order of finish. And yes, they have the benefit of a mirror image when stand side photo view is obscured.
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They only show the mirror image sometimes though. There's usually a reason why they don't. Still never showed Songbird and Beholder mirror image. And race 6 was 4-9 all day. That dead heat was bull shurt just like yesterday when the 5 beat the deuce .
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Old 07-30-2018, 03:06 PM
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They only show the mirror image sometimes though. There's usually a reason why they don't. Still never showed Songbird and Beholder mirror image. And race 6 was 4-9 all day. That dead heat was bull shurt just like yesterday when the 5 beat the deuce .
I didn't see the image on the Bowling Green but it looked like to me the 5 held on. Anybody have it?
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