Stewards' Corner

 
Saratoga Race Course | August 25, 2010 Email Bookmark and Share

RACE 6: Stewards Inq in to stretch run involving #3 Orangeblackandgold, Jose Lezcano and #2 Drumette, Eibar Coa .
 in the Stewards judgment the contact between #3 and #2 did not alter the finish of the race. official as is.

4035.2. Foul riding penalized
(b) A horse crossing another may be disqualified, if in the judgment of the stewards, it interferes with, impedes or intimidates another horse, or the foul altered the finish of the race, regardless of whether the foul was accidental, willful, or the result of careless riding. The stewards may also take into consideration mitigating factors, such as whether the impeded horse was partly at fault or the crossing was wholly caused by the fault of some other horse or jockey.
(c) If a horse or jockey jostles another horse, the aggressor may be disqualified, unless the impeding horse or his jockey was partly in fault or the jostle was wholly caused by the fault of some other horse or jockey.


 

RACE 9: Inquiry and objection into the strech run of the 9th race involving # 6 Harlan’s Ruby [J Leparoux] and # 7 Triune [ A Garcia] . Objection # 7 against # 6 for alleged interference approaching the wire The # 7 drifts out into the # 6 After reviewing the films the race is declared official as is.  

4035.2. Foul riding penalized
(b) A horse crossing another may be disqualified, if in the judgment of the stewards, it interferes with, impedes or intimidates another horse, or the foul altered the finish of the race, regardless of whether the foul was accidental, willful, or the result of careless riding. The stewards may also take into consideration mitigating factors, such as whether the impeded horse was partly at fault or the crossing was wholly caused by the fault of some other horse or jockey.