Doesn't tell enough of a story for me. Immediate topic too distracted by subjects in foreground, bar across the horse and no faces turned toward the viewer.
2 - DMC - Not sure what sport this IS, but there is no action here. Looks like if you submitted something taken in the next 15 minutes you probably had a good shot. I see no effort here or creativity.
I think you should have gotten out of the crowd and moved over to the railing. Shooting from the bleachers left too many distractions in the composition.