In The Sulky Forum

Another fabulous piece of harness racing judging in Race 10 last night.
The 2 horse clearly drifts out into the 10 and sticks a wheel squarely under the 10 turning for home.
The drifting was unprovoked and cost the10 a better placing.
Instead of taking the 2 down (Little Jimmy Marohn had to get at least 4 wins last night), they ruled that the 1 drifted off the rail.
It took them 10 minutes to figure this out.
The 1 did indeed drift out, but AFTER the alleged "non interference."
After 35+ years of watching and wagering, I'll say that I've seen far more races than the judges. And I still cannot understand how some of these clowns keep their jobs.
As they straighten for home, Marohn clearly has his wheel in the center of the 10.
From all angles it looks as though he never reacted to the phantom "drifting of the 1 horse, the great Drew Monti driving. Monti does drift when tired, but only AFTER the subject of the inquiry.
Not only is bad racing being jammed down our throats in NJ, but now bad judging is taking over.

And yet they handled 3.3 million on Friday..
And that would be more than Yonkers, and Pocono, and Chesterdelphia, and the Meadows, combined for the day.
I too think the racing sucks. It's "dartboard" racing, but people do bet on it.
It's "Freehold North," but because it's on the big track, it's a hit.
Let's face it, the game is in an iron lung...