Auckland TC – 19 February 2010 – Race 8
ID: JCA22728
Hearing Type (Code):
harness-racing
Meet Title:
Auckland TC - 19 February 2010
Race Date:
2010/02/19
Race Number:
Race 8
Decision:
AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB
--RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISIONS
--FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2010
--JCA PANEL: BJ Scott – Chairman, BJ Rowe and G Jones – Committee
RACE NO: 8 INFORMATION NO: 68408 RULE NO: 869(4)
An Information was lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr JM Muirhead alleging that Horseman Mr K Barron the Driver of Georgetown struck the back of the sulky of Big Dog (Driver B Purdon) causing his own horse to break from it’s gait.
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AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB
--RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISIONS
--FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2010
--JCA PANEL: BJ Scott – Chairman, BJ Rowe and G Jones – Committee
RACE NO: 8 INFORMATION NO: 68408 RULE NO: 869(4)
An Information was lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr JM Muirhead alleging that Horseman Mr K Barron the Driver of Georgetown struck the back of the sulky of Big Dog (Driver B Purdon) causing his own horse to break from it’s gait.
--Mr Barron admitted the charge and was present at the hearing.
--Rule 869(4) provides: “No Horseman shall during any race do anything which interferes or is likely to interfere with his own horse and/or an other horse and it’s progress”.
--The Rule was read to Mr Barron and he understood it.
--Mr Muirhead gave evidence that when he was watching the race and he saw that about 700 hundred metres from home Mr Barron was racing very tightly behind the Big Dog and that his horse ultimately made contact with the sulky of Big Dog and broke.
--Mr Muirhead then demonstrated the incident by use of the video films and the films quite clearly showed that Mr Barron was tight up behind Mr Purdon on Big Dog and it showed Georgetown breaking. The Committee noted that at the time that Big Dog broke Mr Purdon had leaned backwards although this was not the cause of Georgetown breaking.
--Mr Barron then had the opportunity to question Mr Muirhead and he asked him if he knew of the tactics up ahead of Mr Barron’s horse and he referred to half carting etc. Mr Muirhead acknowledged that he could see the tactics ahead of Mr Barron’s horse and Mr Barron asked him if that would have an effect on Georgetown. Mr Muirhead said “that it certainly wouldn’t help you”.
--Mr Barron for his part said that he is not denying that he struck the sulky of the Big Dog and broke. He asked for the film to be shown from about the 1000 metre mark and he showed where his horse was pacing roughly in the trail and then had gone into a gallop. He said that when the horse got back into it’s gait and that when he caught up with field the horse was angry and pulling hard and he merely wanted to steer it in a direct line behind Mr Purdon and he did not see any point pulling the house out and trying to go round the field at that stage because he did not believe that he could win.
--Mr Barron said that his horse had raced many times and it had never broken in a race before nor had it over raced and he was very concerned that something had gone wrong with it. He thought that his horse might have broken down and he was concerned for the horse.
--When asked by Mr Muirhead why he did not agree to have the horse being vetted by the Club’s Vet he said that he preferred vetted by his own Vet and more particularly he said that any soreness would be more apparent once the horse had cooled down.
--The parties were then asked for submissions as to penalty and Mr Muirhead said that the Stipendiary Stewards were looking for a fine in the $250.00 to $500.00 range although he said that this matter fell in the medium to low end of the scale and he acknowledged that there were mitigating factors.
--Mr Muirhead also pointed out that Mr Barron has an excellent driving record.
--Mr Barron for his part said he didn’t think he had extinguished his or any other horse’s chances by his actions and that these were actions of the horse itself and not him and these were actions completely out of character as far as Georgetown was concerned. Mr Barron said that as far as he was concerned this was at the very bottom of the scale.
--In assessing penalty the Committee took into the account the evidence of the parties and their submissions. The JCA Guidelines are not helpful in this instance.
--The Committee could see how Georgetown was racing and the problems that Mr Barron had. The Committee took into account Mr Barron’s guilty plea and his good record and the mitigating circumstances arising out of how Georgetown was racing.
--The Committee believes that this is at the lower end of the scale although Georgetown was the favourite.
--Taking all these matters into account the Committee has decided to impose a fine of $200.00 on Mr Barron.
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BJ Scott BJ Rowe and G Jones
CHAIR Committee Members
68408
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AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB
--RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISIONS
--FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2010
--JCA PANEL: BJ Scott – Chairman, BJ Rowe and G Jones – Committee
RACE NO: 8 INFORMATION NO: 68408 RULE NO: 869(4)
An Information was lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr JM Muirhead alleging that Horseman Mr K Barron the Driver of Georgetown struck the back of the sulky of Big Dog (Driver B Purdon) causing his own horse to break from it’s gait.
--
AUCKLAND TROTTING CLUB
--RACEDAY JUDICIAL COMMITTEE DECISIONS
--FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY 2010
--JCA PANEL: BJ Scott – Chairman, BJ Rowe and G Jones – Committee
RACE NO: 8 INFORMATION NO: 68408 RULE NO: 869(4)
An Information was lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr JM Muirhead alleging that Horseman Mr K Barron the Driver of Georgetown struck the back of the sulky of Big Dog (Driver B Purdon) causing his own horse to break from it’s gait.
--Mr Barron admitted the charge and was present at the hearing.
--Rule 869(4) provides: “No Horseman shall during any race do anything which interferes or is likely to interfere with his own horse and/or an other horse and it’s progress”.
--The Rule was read to Mr Barron and he understood it.
--Mr Muirhead gave evidence that when he was watching the race and he saw that about 700 hundred metres from home Mr Barron was racing very tightly behind the Big Dog and that his horse ultimately made contact with the sulky of Big Dog and broke.
--Mr Muirhead then demonstrated the incident by use of the video films and the films quite clearly showed that Mr Barron was tight up behind Mr Purdon on Big Dog and it showed Georgetown breaking. The Committee noted that at the time that Big Dog broke Mr Purdon had leaned backwards although this was not the cause of Georgetown breaking.
--Mr Barron then had the opportunity to question Mr Muirhead and he asked him if he knew of the tactics up ahead of Mr Barron’s horse and he referred to half carting etc. Mr Muirhead acknowledged that he could see the tactics ahead of Mr Barron’s horse and Mr Barron asked him if that would have an effect on Georgetown. Mr Muirhead said “that it certainly wouldn’t help you”.
--Mr Barron for his part said that he is not denying that he struck the sulky of the Big Dog and broke. He asked for the film to be shown from about the 1000 metre mark and he showed where his horse was pacing roughly in the trail and then had gone into a gallop. He said that when the horse got back into it’s gait and that when he caught up with field the horse was angry and pulling hard and he merely wanted to steer it in a direct line behind Mr Purdon and he did not see any point pulling the house out and trying to go round the field at that stage because he did not believe that he could win.
--Mr Barron said that his horse had raced many times and it had never broken in a race before nor had it over raced and he was very concerned that something had gone wrong with it. He thought that his horse might have broken down and he was concerned for the horse.
--When asked by Mr Muirhead why he did not agree to have the horse being vetted by the Club’s Vet he said that he preferred vetted by his own Vet and more particularly he said that any soreness would be more apparent once the horse had cooled down.
--The parties were then asked for submissions as to penalty and Mr Muirhead said that the Stipendiary Stewards were looking for a fine in the $250.00 to $500.00 range although he said that this matter fell in the medium to low end of the scale and he acknowledged that there were mitigating factors.
--Mr Muirhead also pointed out that Mr Barron has an excellent driving record.
--Mr Barron for his part said he didn’t think he had extinguished his or any other horse’s chances by his actions and that these were actions of the horse itself and not him and these were actions completely out of character as far as Georgetown was concerned. Mr Barron said that as far as he was concerned this was at the very bottom of the scale.
--In assessing penalty the Committee took into the account the evidence of the parties and their submissions. The JCA Guidelines are not helpful in this instance.
--The Committee could see how Georgetown was racing and the problems that Mr Barron had. The Committee took into account Mr Barron’s guilty plea and his good record and the mitigating circumstances arising out of how Georgetown was racing.
--The Committee believes that this is at the lower end of the scale although Georgetown was the favourite.
--Taking all these matters into account the Committee has decided to impose a fine of $200.00 on Mr Barron.
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BJ Scott BJ Rowe and G Jones
CHAIR Committee Members
68408
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