All horseplayers want from the stewards at any track is consistency. Therefore, it is dumbfounding how the same stewards's stand that disqualified McKinzie from first in the San Felipe a couple of weeks ago for a ticky tack infraction did not just disqualfy Sidepocket Action, the runner up in Santa Anita's fourth race, despite the fact that Sidepocket Action ducked in sharply in upper stretch, knocking Fly First Class off stride and coming much too close to putting that opponent into the rail.

The stewards's announced defense for this no call was Sidepocket Action did not cost the opponent he mauled a better placing. That, of course, is complete conjecture, and contrary to common sense since Fly First Class had to be taken up because of the mugging he received.

Frankly, I don't see it as a question of if Sidepocket Action's actions cost Fly First Class a better placing. I see it as how much of a better placing Sidepocket Action's actions cost Fly First Class.