Horseplayers love to complain. About everything really, but we’ll all tell you we get taken down more than we get put up by stewards inquiries or rider/trainer objections.

“Horseplayers feel aggrieved by stewards across the world, on a weekly, if not daily basis. In the mind of a horseman the best a steward can do is to be right 50 percent of the time,” said Chris Kotulak, speaking on the Steve Byk show about a controversial DQ as part of the pandemic $4 million pick 5 at Fonner Park.

So, are they right 50 percent of the time ?

I have been thinking about this for a couple weeks, so now I will introduce the “Takedown Scoreboard” where I will attempt to track and monetize all the inquiries that my bets are involved in.

We start in grand style, at Longchamps Racecourse in Paris, with the Arabian World Cup ! (Yes that’s right, I bet the Arabian World Cup . . . don’t judge!)

So there’s the scoreboard, just a basic $5 quinella play for a little Sunday action while waiting on the Arc. The inquiry could have taken Hoggar off the board all together, which would have been a $27 swing on the bankroll (from -5 to +22.40). Get it ?

This should be fun. We’ll find out how aggrieved I should really be.