Oh, that poor horse (and rider) at the very beginning--so terrible! I hope they weren't badly hurt. That seems unfair and very dangerous...how could someone not realize that dropping a fluttering ribbon at the horses' feet just as they begin to run is stupid! If they had to use a ribbon, it should be yanked aside very quickly, completely out of the way. Or why not some other signal like a gun, as in other races?
Oh, that poor horse (and rider) at the very beginning--so terrible! I hope they weren't badly hurt. That seems unfair and very dangerous...how could someone not realize that dropping a fluttering ribbon at the horses' feet just as they begin to run is stupid! If they had to use a ribbon, it should be yanked aside very quickly, completely out of the way. Or why not some other signal like a gun, as in other races?
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