S. Husbands Gets A Year? What Other Jocks Don't Ride To Wire?

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

They dont give this info before the race to the public but they do make the stewards aware if they are going to have a drastic change in tactics. The stewards are far more proactive there post race about speaking to the riders and trainers and reporting the findings back to the public.

http://www.hkracingform.com/stew_e.htm

Lots of horses run better with the bit held hard in their mouth and when the jocks dont just throw the reins away. After watching the race if he wanted to get beat he could have just stayed on the rail and get squeezed with the perfect ready made excuse that the horses wouldnt come through the hole. I have seen much worse but having your brother be on the winner makes it look even worse.

Yeah I really mean't to say the information is passed onto the public, the HK telecasts are very informative, they usually make comments in their broadcasts such as a horse is to be ridden off the pace today.

As for Husbands ride, though I understand what you are saying. I don't understand what he was trying to accomplish with that ride except if he was indeed taking instructions from Leblanc, he shouldn't have been penalized. Which begs the question why did the stewards suspend him for a year? Seems excessive given the information we have. Stewards don't usually suspend a jockey for a year without good reason.