Sun, July 16, 2017

Stewards inquiry and jockeys objections from #1 Jupiter Rising (Jose Ortiz) and #9 Exclusive Zip (Manual Franco) against # 10 Zigarch (Kendrick Carmouche) for alleged interference at the 1/8 pole. #10 Zigarch came in a step while passing #1 Jupiter Rising making light contact and causing that horse to steady briefly. #7 Jo’s Bold Cat came out  some causing tightening which contributed to the incident. After speaking to the riders involved and viewing all available video, it was determined by the stewards that incident did not warrant further action. Order of finish 10.11.6.1.

 With regard to interference, New York is a “Category 2” state, meaning that Commission rules provide that if the interferer is guilty of causing interference and such interference in the judgment of the Stewards has altered the finish of the race, then the interferer is placed behind the offended horse.

The Stewards consider whether the riders of the horse or horses that are offended continue to give effort to the finish of the race.

The Stewards also consider whether the offending jockey acted in a willful or careless manner while interfering with another horse or jockey, for which the interferer may be disqualified, i.e., placed last or unplaced in the order of finish. For example, if an offending jockey acts in a dangerous manner, exhibits extremely improper riding or impedes several horses, the Stewards may disqualify the offending horse without regard to the specific effect of the foul on the order of finish.

For more information, see Commission rule 4035.2 (“Riding foul penalized")