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Originally Posted by Redboard
No. I have never seen a horse taken down for what he did at the first 30 yards of a race. Unless he completely turns into the field and knocks somebody down and completely out of the race.
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I agree 100%.
I also think that it's time change the rule.
The Breeders Cup (or any race) is not the place to change the rule.
The competition committee must consider changes.
Within reason, it makes sense that a horse "taking out" another horse at the break should be a DQ whether intentional or not. It should be a hard foul and take place in the other runner's lane and be unavoidable.
The changes should then be announced at the start of the next seasonal meet (winter?) and adopted.
Within the current understanding of the rules it would have been unusual to take down Bayern.
Bayern ran a tremendously game race, but you have to wonder whether Moreno's presence contesting the pace, and Shared Belief's presence in the stretch run, would have produced a different outcome.