Originally Posted by
broncobrad
Watched the replay again last night, this time got the other half to watch it...now she knows about 2/10ths of SFA about racing (bit like me really), and asked her to watch the one in the pinky colours racing on the fence, I didn't tell her it was a female driver...her reactions went something like this "Oh my gosh, why did he just pull out like that, he nearly knocked over half the field, he didn't even look...he should have just stayed there until there was some room to come out, he should have waited because there wasn't any room. That was just dangerous, someone could have got hurt, what happened to him after the race?"
I told her a very very good horse got injured real bad and the driver was a girl and she got eight weeks...asked her, do you think the penalty was enough...she said probably not, but it sounds like she shouldn't be in the game!
I have always had a soft spot for Lauren...but I don't think any driver should receive special treatment and each case should be handled on their own merits.
Taking into account the importance of the race, the quality of horses involved and the fact it is this sports showpiece, then the penalty should fit the crime and in this case the penalty doesn't match the injustice served to the other participants.