Charles Town Spill -- 7 of 8 horses DNF.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Danzig

what i don't understand is how it wasn't declared no contest.

Why would it be? Because of excessive non finishers? Where do you draw the line? When a horse breaks down and two or three others fall over him and lose jocks, nobody says those races should be no contests. Now, seven don't finish and its should be a no contest?

I don't get it.

[robfla]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Why would it be? Because of excessive non finishers? Where do you draw the line? When a horse breaks down and two or three others fall over him and lose jocks, nobody says those races should be no contests. Now, seven don't finish and its should be a no contest?

I don't get it.

I believe some states have rules on how many starters must finish in order for it to be an official race

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by robfla

I believe some states have rules on how many starters must finish in order for it to be an official race

Exactly. I think it's 50% in California.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by robfla

I believe some states have rules on how many starters must finish in order for it to be an official race

I posted on the assumption that if they had such a rule (or did not have one), that they followed it.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by robfla

I believe some states have rules on how many starters must finish in order for it to be an official race

that's what i thought too, which is why i asked. perhaps they had no rule, which is what caused the long wait...and perhaps there will be a rule spelled out in future there. it's not as tho every possible scenario is thought of beforehand to produce a rule.