Thu, August 31, 2017

Race #7 - Stewards inquiry and jockeys objection by the 2^nd place finisher #9 Gosilently (Dylan Davis) against #1 Ides of March (Rajiv Maragh) for alleged interference in deep stretch. #9 Gosilently initiated contact with #1 Ides of March approaching the 1/8 pole by coming out bumping that horse. At that point #9 Gosilently floated in through the remainder of the stretch drive with #1 Ides of March following his path. After reviewing the video and speaking to the riders involved it was the determination of the stewards that no further action was warranted. Order of finish 1.9.10.6

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

Race #5 - Stewards inquiry into the start concerning the #5 Candy Zip(Florent Geroux) who bobbles and then ducks to the inside rail unseating his rider. After reviewing the video the stewards found no reason for a change as #5 Candy Zip caused his own problem. The race is official as is 6.7.1.3