Haskell Stakes 2021 ends in jockey fall, disqualification (FULL RACE) | NBC Sports

Watch the 2021 Haskell Stakes at Monmouth Park, which ended with a fall by jockey Paco Lopez-who sustained a soft tissue injury to his knee and ankle-and a disqualification. #NBCSports #HorseRacing #BreedersCupChallengeSeries
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[@eleanorthompson4913]

Hoping that jockey is having a speedy recovery 😢 amazing video thank you for sharing ❤

[@russlewis9634]

Heartbreaking losing Midnight Bourbon today (4/20/22) RIP , buddy..........

[@phillipwalker2863]

Hoping the fallen jockey has speedy recovery, and im glad Midnight bourbon is ok as well.

[@N4afb]

He’s fine, he’s out at the bars tonight

[@Thelastgenuinearticle]

He's riding today, came out well

[@Laura-nx5cl]

Paco Lopez actually won the first race July 18! Midnight Bourbon's X-rays and ultrasounds came back clean and he isn't expected to miss really any training time!

[@Pari28]

@@Laura-nx5cl thank GOODNESS!!!!!

[@esthergoveaperez978]

It's like Hamilton and veztappen in formula 1. God help us w new leadership.

[@oralv.stephenson1427]

We pray that Jockey Paco Lopez is recovering well at this time with his family.

[@N4afb]

He’s at the bar lol

[@oralv.stephenson1427]

@@N4afb Ok!!! We're very happy that all's very well with him then. Thanks for your comment.

[@mariellopez4549]

@@N4afb Gracias a Dios está bien ❤️🇲🇽

[@adotintheshark4848]

he developed laminitis and had to be put down

[@mariellopez4549]

@@adotintheshark4848 :((

[@-C.S.R]

18 hours after Paco Lopez almost got killed, he was back on the horse riding! I’m not joking look it up! 🤯🤯🤯 What a SAVAGE!!!

[@Laura-nx5cl]

such a scary fall, I truly thought Paco Lopez was killed or paralyzed. So thankful him and Midnight Bourbon are okay!

[@i.m.7710]

I can't watch it. 😱😱😱 I hope they recover. MB and jockey are ok. Too scary!

[@Laura-nx5cl]

@@i.m.7710 They're perfectly fine! Paco Lopez rode the next day and won a race. Midnight Bourbon had X-rays and ultrasounds done and they came back completely clean. He isn't expected to miss much of training. Goes to show what incredible athletes horses and jockeys are.

[@Truej123]

@@Laura-nx5cl i remember when irad Ortiz punched paco Lopez and don't get me wrong he deserved it. But that's apart feom this race. I'm glad he is ok

[@Mechlifespeed123]

Midnight bourbon saved paco lopez in 40Mph .. this scene was Goosebumps

[@Optim40]

So dramatic..

[@johnspinelli9396]

Saw it in person, one of the scariest things I've seen in my life

[@greer8288]

You've lived a good life

[@johnspinelli9396]

@@greer8288 It was just shocking, I never expected that to happen

[@frankcarolei9998]

This horse has a habit of drifting

[@montanamountaingarden476]

Which is why he has his blinkers, Idk why they decided to take them off. I bet they put them back on next time out

[@oralv.stephenson1427]

Joel Rosario must be praised for exercising utmost professionalism and preventing quite a horrific scene after Paco Lopez's fall. Well done.

[@johnmcintyre800]

By the grace of god he will be fine but in the heat of the moment l think the horse would have avoided the tumbling jockey better if he was pulled

[@s00lin]

Horses will try to avoid, if at all possible, stepping on the rider--they will try to jump over. It all happens in a split second. Horses do not like to fall down and will do what they can to avoid falling, if they can, and "save" themselves. Unfortunately sometimes they can't.....

[@oralv.stephenson1427]

@@johnmcintyre800 Indeed, by the grace and mercy of GOD all will be fine. I gather that Jockeys aren't allowed to "pull" horses irrespective of the given set of circumstances. Nonetheless, thank you for your comment.

[@oralv.stephenson1427]

@@s00lin Quite a learning moment for me on this issue. I was not aware. Many thanks for your comment.

[@s00lin]

@@oralv.stephenson1427 Thank you!

[@joggyjames]

what an athlete Midnight Bourbon is, glad he is still with us, breed your mares to him when he retires.

[@danb1168]

Oh man are you right with that statement Midnight Bourban didn't even step on Paco at all.

[@Mechlifespeed123]

Still he controlled himself in 40mph speed .. Midnight bourbon Before derby he made himself famous at churchill backstretch & one more time in Haskell .. Athlete of the Century if i am not Wrong !!

[@montanamountaingarden476]

@@Mechlifespeed123 Maybe athlete of the year. But not of the century, that honor goes to Bodexpress lol

[@aleemtaji9413]

@@Mechlifespeed123 f

[@antgarc7321]

Rip midnight bourbon

[@mattn6591]

RIP Midnight Bourbon, one of my favorites

[@Minxii118]

He died?

[@kholl9424]

Hoping Paco Lopez is ok. Great that the marshalls came out so quickly and disqualified Hot Rod Charlie the jockey was clearly at fault and crossed lanes causing the fall. Safety has to be the priority for everyone involved in the race both horse and jockey.

[@DanielSong39]

It's an optical illusion, Mandaloun came out half a lane and Hot Rod Charlie came in half a lane and Midnight Bourbon got squeezed. Still safety first so I'm OK with the DQ. Next time they'll give the whips back to the jockey so stuff like this won't happen.

[@montanamountaingarden476]

@@DanielSong39 Mandaloun did nothing, you can clearly see that on the head on, Mandaloun was nowhere near Midnight Bourbon when he incident occured

[@montanamountaingarden476]

@@DanielSong39 HRC actually came in two lanes, he was in the four path and moved to the two path

[@robs531]

@@montanamountaingarden476 he clearly bore in. Even harness racing judges would have gotten that right.

[@montanamountaingarden476]

@@robs531 Yes Mandaloun came out. But, Midnight Bourbon, if you look on the head on, was not behind Mandaloun, but behind Hot Rod Charlie. Mandaloun is not at fault, Hot Rod Charlie is. And I'm sorry, yes Hot Rod Charlie bore in, but Mandaloun would have bore out if he was at fault, get the terms correct

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

That was scary. The horse was so careful to not step on the rider and the following horse twisted to avoid the fallen rider. I hope he is not hurt.

[@plively3736]

Most of the time a horse will if it has time avoid or jump over something in their way. Horse's are smart. I've owned 7 and 2 were race horses.

[@arianebolt1575]

I checked, and apparently he had soft tissue injuries to ankle and knee. Glad it's not worse.

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

@@arianebolt1575 I am glad too. Hope he is retired

[@BBsBizEHBRKauaiBalaski]

Sending prayers for a full and speedy recovery for jockey Paco Lopez, so hard to watch that fall ~Belinda ~ daughter of Jockey Lester Balaski

[@Laura-nx5cl]

not sure if you heard, but Paco Lopez is perfectly fine along with Midnight Bourbon :)

[@BBsBizEHBRKauaiBalaski]

@@Laura-nx5cl So happy to hear! Many blessings to both!!!

[@littlewolf7336]

Wishing you a quick recovery, Paco!

[@bnegs521]

Part was suspended today 7 days for his reckless ride in this race.

[@Oswald_Thatendswald]

good. He needs to learn to ride safer before he gets someone killed.

[@9999Windigo]

Prayers for speedy recovery.

[@dynasticlight1073]

This, coulda been alot worse .The Horse righted himself more than once ,they don't want to fall .If that happened ?

[@francisregala3604]

Hot Rod Charlie has to be the the most jinxed horse of the spring so far. Would’ve gotten his first Grade 1 win only to be disqualified

[@jujudeck]

I agree

[@David-di6jf]

He was clearly the best horse in the race.

[@joebarr725]

The disqualification was justified.

[@faxmen09]

@@joebarr725 EXACTLY!

[@marklewen9384]

He did win the million dollar Louisiana derby...

[@kathykov1]

I saw that Monmouth released the video on Horse Races Now app before I saw the results. The announcer incorrectly said the wrong name of the horse. My son was the rider of Antigravity. I had to was it again to see that he made a mistake and that my son was safe. I has tears running down my face and about to call my daughter in law. My son did tell me that Paco Lopez was doing ok.

[@richardk6196]

Kathy-Glad your son and Paco Lopez are okay.

[@MusicalTheatre1011]

@@flawedrules7455 If the jockey on HRC had a whip he would have been able to correct him before the incident. The no whip rule almost cost Paco his life. Kathy I always root for David.

[@marklewen9384]

@@MusicalTheatre1011 Bulls**t...the whip had nothing to do with it. Hot Rod has been a HANGER all year meaning he really doesn't pass horses. Drug O Neill took the blinkers OFF for this race. Without blinkers,the horse lugged in because he is not used to passing horses. This was a great,albeit near tragic,schooling race for hot rod .

[@MusicalTheatre1011]

@@marklewen9384 This had everything to do with the croop and BS to you.

[@MusicalTheatre1011]

@@marklewen9384 I thought I had responded but maybe I thought so because you could not respond without cursing. The whip would have been used to straighten him out I was not referring to the outcome of the race. But you had to fall to foul language. You are the only one on the thread who had to use that language. You do not like the horse fine but do not curse at me.

[@paulbroderick8438]

That stumbling horse had his wits about him preventing further injury to the jockey.

[@teaesterhiggins3091]

Great race! I glad Midnight Bourbon is well. What about the jockey? Jockeys are so small that they can be easily injured. Pray blessings that the jockey is well. 🙏👍🏾👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@footballlover9207]

Just read that the jockey is ok. A soft tissue injury to the knee and ankle but Paco Lopez (the jockey hurt) made a statement himself that he's ok

[@susanurban5920]

They’ll probably XRay the horse’s knees and legs. MB saved his own life by doing that little paddle at the end before pulling himself up, instead of trying to take the weight on one single leg or go head first to the ground….his momentum was still going but I thought that horse was a goner for sure. I saw the tendons in his knees bend and my stomach got a sick feeling. He’s a great equine athlete I can tell you that….amazing horse.

[@mroberts4230]

I was there. Jockey is okay, as announced at the track. Soft tissue injury.

[@teaesterhiggins3091]

@@footballlover9207 Thank you so much for letting me know. 🤗🤩✌🏿

[@carlmarks8170]

Great race? On straightening, 2 of the 4 chances had their races ruined by the horses to their outside shifting in and interfering with them. Terrible race....

[@elizabethalonso443]

Hot Disqualify

[@davidburris8230]

Maybe if the jockey had a whip to use he could have kept Hot Rod Charlie straight. Stupid rule.

[@TheJustjim3333]

Nothing to do with the whip...he moved HRC over to eyeball that other horse knowing he likes a fight as the finish showed..

[@donaldcassidy1592]

Glad Paco and colt ok! Great race for the Haskell legends. ENJOY God bless America and stay healthy!!!

[@brianclark1858]

Mandalouns strategy is run 2nd and see what happens.

[@Laura-nx5cl]

his owners have to be the luckiest owners in the game! Especially if Medina Spirit gets the DQ in the derby!

[@joggyjames]

underrate comment

[@gerrin1530]

It seems like it’s been working for him 😂

[@JRob-mp7zi]

There is always going to be that what if with Mandolun as well. Had his owners of chosen to run all three legs of the Triple Crown. Very good horse.

[@alexandertriozzi5121]

Bet him to place EVERY RACE🤣🤣

[@davidbolling8913]

Great race book so coming aftermath

[@joshchicorelli2771]

Prat should have been fined [considerably] and immediately suspended following this race. The fact his suspension is not going to start until after Del Mar meet is ridiculous. I would be furious if I were Paco.

[@BennyscardReview67]

🙏🏻 for paco and midnight bourbon

[@snelsonakapoolim9844]

Paco can instigate some sneaky stuff but I'm glad him and horse are ok.

[@richardknight307]

Jah know starz hoping for quick and speedy recovery for Paco Mr look behind Lopez.

[@jean-mariepierre2629]

Bon courage, Bon rétablissement, Paco Lopez

[@bnegs521]

Boy was jerry bailey wrong in his initial analysis stating that midnight bourbon was not even touched and just "stumbled" is he blind?

[@serge9015]

Very irresponsible comment why not wait and watch the replay in slow mo first. 🙄

[@mattn6591]

He was ,just taking a first guess!! It's not like he was making a final ruling, he knew they would watch the replay again. People are so judgemental. Once the replay was shown he changed his opinion. Geez.

[@bnegs521]

@@mattn6591 Jerry's problem is that he and randy wager on the races and then their analysis is often tainted because of it.

[@mattn6591]

@@bnegs521 even if they did wager, their commentary cant possibly affect the outcome.

[@bnegs521]

@@mattn6591 it taints what they are saying dumbass

[@mariellopez4549]

we are praying for you López🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ashishmundawal3143]

Wow ,mind blowing race❤️😍

[@laurenurban3942]

So glad the horse was okay.

[@Shaniqua2Hepsibah]

This was the right decision by the stewards.

[@faxmen09]

True that!

[@winst0n888]

Only a snowflake liberal who probably was never a participant in a race that had a chance of winning would agree with you.

[@Shaniqua2Hepsibah]

@@winst0n888 I was married to a jockey, and lived and worked on Thoroughbred farms in Lexington, KY, Maryland and Florida for 20 years. You?

[@fugetabouit6591]

@@Shaniqua2Hepsibah Ignore the pig! He put his rent money on H.R.C. and is crying still today. 😂😂 Speak your mind dont let these political sheeple ruin your day. 🍻

[@faxmen09]

@@fugetabouit6591 I like it! Well said!

[@sylvanusdey7590]

Yes

[@martinescobar4674]

Prayers

[@steveryan1746]

Get FLAVIEN PRATT off of HOT ROD CHARLIE, he’s terrible !!! This isn’t the first time Pratt has given him a bad ride !!

[@johnhunter2294]

Glad the horse and jockey are both going to be OK.

[@loupasternak]

Fact is , the jocks spend too little time paying attention to safety at critical points in the race. This was not the derby , its a small field, and no need to cause crowding like that at the end.

[@montanamountaingarden476]

It was just an accident merely, Flavien did not mean to cause Midnight Bourbon to almost fall, but because of what could’ve happened, the stewards went ahead and disqualified HRC. Lots of times you will see jockeys try and get their horses over next to another horse to battle with them because it makes the horse fight and not just think it’s job is done and the end up losing

[@dianehenkel9088]

Glad no one was killed. Bad spill.

[@jameswormsley460]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@tokiroacereijopate1867]

Hagan un juego de carreras de caballo para ps4 y ps5, como el gallop racer 2006 que había para la ps2

[@pabloenrriquepalacio4096]

Si apreciamos la carrera el 4 se cargo mucho adentro y provoco el tropiezo

[@samcooper222]

Someone needs to ask Prat if he could use his crop if the outcome would have been different. Thank God Midnight Bourbon seemed to gallop out excellently. Fantastic race!

[@thomasj2972]

No lol it wasnt a fantastic race

[@duchessedepeluches]

He could have used his crop. This is precisely why the jockeys were allowed to carry crops.

[@kevinmcgowan9200]

@@duchessedepeluches Jockeys at Monmouth can't use the whip to hit the horse. One left handed hit and this could have been avoided

[@ciderlord4621]

They are absolutely allowed to use the crop for safety reasons.

[@bigc2347]

Yes it would have.we know they can use there whip for saftey reasons but its been drilled not to use it , its planted in there brain

[@darkhawk-gi1bb]

What a race beside

[@corazoncubano5372]

This was a crazy race. I hope Lopez is ok. Midnight Burbank is fine they said. Mandaloun is a gorgeous animal.

[@virtualhorse]

Midnight Bourbon

[@corazoncubano5372]

@@virtualhorse Thanks. My darn spell check.

[@johnhunter2294]

Scary-looking accident for sure but thank God horse and rider are both OK.

[@artvillan8074]

hace dos años el jockey Flavien Prat ganaba el Kentucky Derby por descalificación...ahora pierde este stake por descalificación... así es la vida a veces te da y otras veces te quita

[@tonybranch7529]

Horses only do what trained and ridden to do so lets be putting this one completely on rider disqualified not hrc.

[@109367]

Horse and rider are a team, if your teammate is disqualified, so are you

[@montanamountaingarden476]

Um, newsflash, the horse has absolutely NO IDEA THAT HE WAS DISQUALIFIED. He doesn't even know what that means. To HRC, he still thinks he finished ahead of Midnight Bourbon

[@Guataco76]

Es lamentable lo sucedido pero ese es el resultado de la prohibición del uso del fuete . En algún momento el caballo va a imponer su fuerza y jinete no puede hacer nada para controlar y ya vimos lo que pasó.

[@Caroni100]

Algo que nunca entendí acerca de la prohibición de usar el látigo para los jinetes del circuito de Nueva Jersey es: Si no pueden usar el látigo, entonces ¿Para qué lo llevan en carrera? Gracias a Dios, Francisco "Paco" López se recuperó total y rapídamente. Saludos desde Venezuela.

[@rcorde3]

Now Flavian Prat has been suspended.. only for 7 days

[@meganproffitt424]

Should’ve been longer

[@josepheyes4597]

I remember movie Secretariat when Lucian yelled "Ronnie don't fall off"

[@StargazingYou]

ive always wondered why these jovkey races always was on sand? does anybody know the reason to that?

[@hamonlegion]

I find it so ironic that flavian pratt got maximum security disqualified in the Kentucky derby just to get disqualified himself 2 years later

[@theodorebandamartin]

this is like driving....LOL..no way...credit to the horses such friendly animals they never stomped on the rider.

[@mallorys728]

This looked like a green race for Hot Rod Charlie. He was all over the place coming around the far turn as he changed paths coming off the turn and blew out wide. Then coming down the stretch, by no obvious command of the rider, squeezed paths. Obviously he is one of, if not the most impressive 3 yr old male this year with his raw speed over distance and this race showed he can duel and hold himself. Very awful accident in the fact it happened and it's a shame it happens ever. Quick recovery my guy! Interesting race for sure.

[@jonathans1079]

He needed to a crop to keep the horse forward and focused. Unfortunately, Monmouth crop rules interfered with the outcome of the race. Very unfortunate.

[@howardstaxjohnson1480]

Doug O'Neil should have never took the blinkers off of hot rod Charlie. If he was wearing blinkers he would have went straight as an arrow and won by two lengths.

[@Frostyvp]

@@howardstaxjohnson1480 Maybe, but I'll trust Doug knows his stuff and his horse better then you. Blame belongs on the ridiculous no crop rule.

[@osvnisaneek8254]

@@Frostyvp nah he’s right. If he had blinkers on he would’ve pissed in

[@rcg9573]

Every other nation in the world manages to have their jocks keep their horses straight in the stretch without all the excessive crop whipping that the US has permitted for decades. Stop trying to blame a sensible crop rule at Monmouth for your losing wager gambling addict loser in life. 😆😆😆

[@ariellewilson730]

They have horse racing where I live. Never been to one.

[@sksksrara1906]

hot rod charlie should get a new jockey.irad ortiz or jose would be good for the horse

[@austronesianroesal6026]

mandaloun did his job well, great horse..

[@gerrin1530]

He just got defeat by Rod Hot Charlie

[@valeriewright5412]

Wish the best for a recovery for the jockey.

[@danieljiannine178]

Midnight bourbon was a beaten horse and falling back before hot rod Charlie started to move in . To bad it happened and to bad hot rod Charlie didn’t stay to the outside one more stride then he would have been clear

[@backyardbbqmoore9613]

Great race for all watching 🏁

[@theknow7557]

Surprisingly this doesn't happen more in horse racing. It gets pretty tight out there. Hope all is well!

[@AlexXanderMarketing]

Nice ride Prat. What a joke.

[@sarahpitman4525]

Reminds me of the 2009 preakness when Afleet Alex tripped at the top on the stretch

[@andrescalleja3175]

Still won tho

[@sarahpitman4525]

@@andrescalleja3175 true

[@zenfan1098]

So 😭 sad, the whole thing!!!!

[@josephrustamov5665]

How is Jockey?

[@Emerald-city24]

Good job outrider

[@kevinpotts123]

The worst thing I ever saw in person was Chris McCarron on Inexcessivelygood in The Jim Beam Stakes at Turfway back in '97. This was literally nothing compared to that.

[@kevinpotts123]

@@pinfeetshmo I actually saw that race on tvg. I was at the Jim Beam in 97. It was literally like time stood still. The look of shock on McCarron's face was terrible. And Baffert trying to catch his mortally wounded horse was just the worst thing I've ever seen.

[@marklewen9384]

Watch what irad Ortiz did in the 20 million $ Saudi cup 2 years ago....and he still does that craps today

[@julianjulio3811]

It looks like both, Mandaloun and Rod Hot Charlie sandwiched, Midnight Bourbon and Paco Lopez.

[@andrewneale3287]

Agreed - both riders could have been disqualified as MB had no place to go and had to pull up. Rough fall for both horse and rider. Interestingly the female commentator seemed to be worried about the horse than the rider.

[@corinthian123]

Yes but Hot Rod Charlie came in more than Mandaloun came out. So the fault went to the jockey on HRC

[@MusicalTheatre1011]

@@andrewneale3287 Yes Britney Eurton was very callous.

[@greer8288]

Just goes to show you a person can watch a clearly displayed video and still get it wrong

[@arianebolt1575]

@@andrewneale3287 In fairness, the horse is more likely to die. And I believe any horse who loses a rider is disqualified automatically because they didn't carry the full weight.

[@marcospark2803]

I liked tha analogy

[@jonathans1079]

If Prat was allowed to use a crop he would have kept HRC focused and straight. Ironically, the crop rule is making this track more dangerous for the horses and jockeys. I hope for the sake of this sport no other track takes up these dangerous and unnecessary crop rules.

[@johnhunter2294]

Exactly right. Not to mention HRC would've won by five if he'd been tapped a couple times; he had plenty of run left.

[@jrock2460]

EXACTLY! But as long as horse racing leadership appeases public misperception about the crop, its purpose and its correct usage, I guess all is well! Horrible leadership is putting riders in danger.

[@greer8288]

He intentionally guided hrc into the path of the 6 horse

[@marklewen9384]

Bulls**t...had NOTHING to do with no whip. Hot Rod is a HANGER,who before this NEVER passed a horse in deep stretch(his only win wire to wire in louisiana). O Neill took the blinkers OFF,and many times this causes a horse to drift once they make the front. Almost a tragedy,but this was a great schooling race for HOT ROD. But him lugging in had NOTHING to do with no whip. Also-flavien prat is one of the best dirt riders in the world at keeping a horse together in stretch...if he couldn't do it....

[@johnhunter2294]

@@marklewen9384 I agree that Prat is one of the best dirt riders in the world, but even the best can't do anything if you take their tools away. HRC probably needs the blinkers; he tends to drift without them. But the whip rule is definitely a problem; hopefully it'll be revoked before there's a tragedy.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

Miracle everybody was okay.

[@Dave_Lucas]

there went my exacta

[@pauladangel776]

Dam i wanted Hot Rod Charlie to win

[@alexandertriozzi5121]

Mandaloun finally got a break!!!

[@marklewen9384]

Mandaloun had a PERFECT lucky trip in the ky derby....just wasnt good enough.

[@tommyhughes2264]

Jesus that looked a bad fall, hope the jockey and horse are OK.

[@meganproffitt424]

Lopez had an injured ankle, but rode again the next day. Bourbon was fine

[@delingtondouglas5500]

Whip is a form of correction no whip is ridiculous now the jockeys lives is seriously at stake

[@equestrianwhotravels]

They can use crops for that purpose. Why he didn’t, don’t know. Maybe he thought he was clear.

[@miker6840]

Equestrian Fashionista because out of fear they avoid it because they dont want to get suspended or fined

[@bri8482]

@@equestrianwhotravels Monmouth banned all crops and bats. They are only allowed to carry them. They can not touch the horse whatsoever or they are fined. Even a tap on the shoulder results in a major fine

[@johnhunter2294]

All you can do is show them. You can't touch the horse. For some horses just seeing the crop is enough; Secretariat was like that, he'd pick up the pace if he saw it. A lot of horses need the tap, though. Not to mention that it's also a tool for correcting direction, not just encouragement.

[@davemattia]

Got pinched - clipped hooves with lead horse - fell - staggered out of it - all survived. Hot Rod Charlie caused it but jockey's fault however. He steered him -- poorly.

[@JorgeLopez-zv1or]

Paco always gets in the way when he runs out of horse not saying this was the case but he is dirty...

[@sparks8934]

How is this jockey and horse?

[@meganproffitt424]

Fine

[@UFCtrumpsboxing]

Because they squeezed Midnight Bourbon. Concern about horse and jockey

[@adotintheshark4848]

HRC is a hard luck horse. Even when he "wins" he loses.

[@greer8288]

It was the jockey fault he came over on the 6

[@adotintheshark4848]

@@greer8288 I agree, just that HRC had a poor jockey this time.

[@marklewen9384]

@@adotintheshark4848 flavien prat is the 2nd best jockey in america.... Wasnt his fault trainer took off the blinkers in this race. Without blinkers horses get spooked EASILY.

[@adotintheshark4848]

@@marklewen9384 some do, but normally horses are raced without blinkers.

[@marklewen9384]

@@adotintheshark4848 "normally"??? About one-third wear blinkers...

[@villarreal6]

Today is the craziest day for me. My crazy did a super fecta. I spent 240 bucks on it. It csme out being a 18 dollar super. 3 and 4 in first 4 3 1 in second 1 2 3 4 5 thrird 2 1 5 7 in forth. I walked say with 26 thousand bux. Im tripping out still. Then I hit right after at Gulfstream . 10 dollar tri. It paid 90 bux per 50. Cent. Crazy hits all day. Walked outbeith 31, 276 follars. I only put 100 bux in

[@vincnet1982]

Hot rod might have drifted across in front but the clip happened as midnight's jockeys tried to pull him out wide tonfind space too early

[@JohnnyKnoxville985]

Midnight Bourbon had a lot of Bourbon

[@KamilAliAgrawala]

IMO they should implement lanes in horse racing. Changes must be made to make the sport safer for both horse and rider. This could have ended really badly. Hope the rider recovers fast.

[@greer8288]

Good idea but how are you going to do it

[@Oswald_Thatendswald]

@@greer8288 I guess you could use paint. it would be easier on turf than dirt I suppose. Still, you'd have to keep repainting the lines or they'd be unrecognizable after a few races.

[@mariellopez4549]

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[@samscully5582]

The three horse I thought came in causing the horse to fall. Get well Paco Lopez .

[@montanamountaingarden476]

The 3 horse had nothing to do with it if you watch the head on

[@georgepimentel3072]

I DON'T SEE THE FOUL. I SEE THE HORSE STUMBLED AND GO DOWN. MAYBE THERE IS ANOTHER ANGLE.

[@rosscardenas6636]

"this is like driving" why dont you try to control a horse going 40-50 mph

[@joconnell8145]

Horses run these races at 30-35.

[@watelse2say]

Well ironically it is Jerry Bailey speaking, hall of fame jockey...so yea he does know about controlling horses going 40-50 mph

[@joebarr725]

He didn't say it was as easy as driving. He was making the point that you cannot make a lane change if you are not clear.

[@joconnell8145]

@@watelse2say The person calling the race is irrelevant. The fastest sprint for a horse was recorded at 55 mph. THESE horses running THESE races are running 30-35 mph. I know you don't believe me, do your own research and learn the facts for yourself.

[@montanamountaingarden476]

@@joconnell8145 Do your research, these horses are actually running at 40 mph. It just looks slow bc of the broadcast, but trust me, they're going faster than it looks like they are

[@DanielSong39]

The whip would have prevented an incident here It looked like Hot Rod Charlie drifted in while Mandaloun drifted out, Midnight Bourbon got squeezed It was an unfortunate racing incident and I'm OK with the DQ, not really Hot Rod Charlie's fault but DQ'ing horses for racing incidents does help make the races safer

[@johnhunter2294]

These things do happen, unfortunately, and I agree with you that the DQ is legit, but the real problem was the whip rule. I'm glad that neither horse nor rider was hurt but this was an avoidable accident. The whip rule needs to be rescinded.

[@mateocarrasco2990]

WoW... That was crazy , Go HotRodCharly muy favourite

[@eddiedeleon2425]

parang namilay , i don't know view some more and listen, since midnight bourbon is galloping okay missteps is the right word and the jockey okay as well, thanks

[@cperkins172]

If you are on a straight track racing to the wire…..why would you change lanes?

[@anthonya2349]

@Balli, they do it to herd the other horse and try to intimidate.

[@meganproffitt424]

Also, some horses naturally swerve left to get with the herd and avoid the crowd on the right. The jockeys need to steer.

[@jennischmidt2124]

It looked like the clipped hooves!!!!

[@ashishmundawal3143]

But Chorley got missed suddenly

[@guardiaguardia3017]

Go and see 2019 Kentucky Derby... and see who was responsible for Maximum Security disqualification.

[@andrewambriz6784]

Should've kept Talamo back on Midnight. @:36 Paco did the same thing first and Prat skillfully avoided being squeezed in. Then at the 1/4 pole, Paco tried to bust a Maximum Security move and force Hot Rod out and Mandaloun kinda squeezed him out too... Just all bad by Paco... Just saying

[@sparks8934]

This unsafe riding needs to be addressed before we have severely injured jockeys horses or worse. Wake up stewards do your job!

[@anthonya2349]

@Andrew Ambriz, you are pretty clueless as to watching a race.

[@marklewen9384]

@@anthonya2349 VERY clueless...wasnt really anyone's fault. Hot Rod has been a HANGER who's only win this year was wire to wire in the Louisiana derby. He is still learning how to pass horses in the stretch correctly,something that is not easy to do for some horses. This was a great(but near tragic) schooling race for Hot Rod...

[@montanamountaingarden476]

@@marklewen9384 Yeah exactly, he even tried wiring the field in the Belmont and still got run down, he's a good horse, but it's true that he hangs and doesn't really seem like he likes to pass horses.