Charles Town Stewards

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

How did being dq'd from second in an 85k stakes cost them 40k?

Do they pay 45k to first and 40k to second?

Obviously I accidentally calculated for a win and not 2nd.

The better thing to do is to fine the jockey and leave the result alone ... that way you don't punish both the bettor, owner, and trainer when something happens that has absolutely no impact on the outcome of the race whatsoever.

However, in this case, it would be a travesty to fine the jockey of the horse who got DQ'd. He had very little room going into that hairpin 1st turn, and he did not do anything wrong.

When several horses are battling for the same position going into the 1st turn at a bullring, someone might have to check out...and usually it's the slowest horse who does.