'Instead of fighting over what happened, perhaps the only good that can come of this mess would be trying to look forward for solutions to some big, obvious issues so we don’t have to wander down this path again,' writes DanWolken for usatodaysports.
CLOSE What I'm Hearing: The owners of Maximum Security are hoping the legal system will help reverse the controversial decision made in the Kentucky Derby which saw their horse get disqualified. Is it going to work? Dan Wolken provides an update. USA TODAY
Gary West, the owner of Maximum Security, has only grown more bellicose since Saturday amidst his quickly dismissed appeal to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission — blaming the stewards who made the decision, calling Churchill Downs a “greedy organization” for putting 20 horses in the field and then telling Fox News in an interview that the interference around the far turn that led to Maximum Security’s disqualification was caused by War of Will.
Since emotions are only growing hotter without anyone’s opinion changing, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for everyone to just take a breath. Instead of fighting over what happened, perhaps the only good that can come of this mess would be trying to look forward for solutions to some big, obvious issues so we don’t have to wander down this path again.1.
One possible twist: Why not cap the Derby field at 14 and take the next 14 horses in the points whose owners are willing to run, and put them in another 1 1/4-mile race on the Derby Day undercard for $1 million. The top three finishers could have their entry fee for the Preakness paid for as an automatic qualifier, of sorts.
And the fact that nobody could seem to figure out which jockeys claimed foul against Maximum Security at first, why the stewards didn’t initiate the inquiry themselves and why they wouldn’t agree to watch the race with West as he requested until this Thursday only created more confusion for the parties involved, not to mention people all over the country who bet on Maximum Security.
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