miff Wrote:
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> Cali Stewards Ruling:
>
> "Following the running of the 12th race today
> (Breeders’ Cup Classic), we posted the inquiry
> sign to examine an incident at the start (Dirt, 1¼
> miles). Involved in the incident were the winner
> #7 Bayern (M. Garcia) and several horses to his
> inside — #6 Shared Belief (M. Smith) and #4 Moreno
> (J. Castellano). Film review revealed that #7
> Bayern broke in sharply, bumped #6 Shared Belief,
> causing a chain reaction with several other horses
> to his inside, including #4 Moreno, who also broke
> out slightly. #6 Shared Belief finished fourth, 3½
> lengths behind the third place finisher while #4
> Moreno finished far behind the leaders. After
> speaking with the patrol judges and riders
> involved, it was our unanimous decision that
> pursuant to CHRB Rule 1699, that the incident
> occurred in a part of the race where the horses
> interfered with were not cost the opportunity to
> place where they were reasonably expected to
> finish"
As I predicted -- lame.
