Westland RC 16 January 2013 – R 3 (request for a ruling)
ID: JCA16939
Code:
Thoroughbred
Meet Title:
Westland RC - 16 January 2013
Meet Chair:
RMcKenzie
Meet Committee Member 1:
SChing
Race Date:
2013/01/16
Race Number:
R5
Decision:
The Committee ruled that MALACHITE be permitted to start in Race 3 and Race 10, subject to the following agreed conditions:
1. The horse be vetted prior to Race 3;
2. The horse be vetted following Race 3;
3. The condition of the horse be monitored by the veterinary surgeon throughout the course of the day, with a final inspection prior to Race 10;
4. That it be subject to a rehandicap for Race 10 in the event of it winning Race 3; and
5. That the information be made available to the betting public through all of the usual channels.
Facts:
An information requesting a ruling was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr J M McLaughlin, the Respondent being Licensed Trainer (Class A), Mr P L McKenzie, in relation to the following matter – “MALACHITE (trained by Mr McKenzie) has accepted in Races 3 and 10. A ruling is requested as to whether it can start in both races under Policy No. 8.5.1.”
Mr McKenzie was present at the hearing of the information.
Policy 8.5.1 provides as follows:
Where a horse has accepted for more than one Race at the same Race Meeting and provided that the horse makes the field in more than one Race it shall be balloted or eliminated out of one of those Races irrespective of its weight, performance or qualification status.
Submissions for Decision:
At the outset of the hearing, Mr McKenzie submitted that the policy doe not apply to a horse that is a double acceptor (where a horse is in two races) but only to a horse that is balloted.
Mr McLaughlin stated that MALACHITE was an acceptor for Race 3, Hokitika Businesses Cup (Rating 85), over a distance of 2180 metres and also Race 10, Bancorp Treasury Services Rating 75, over a distance of 1645 metres. The respective starting times of the two races were 1.45pm and 5.50pm – over 4 hours apart.
Mr McLaughlin said that it had been a long time since a horse had attempted to start twice in one day. He submitted that NZTR had “let one slip through” on this occasion where the horse should have been eliminated in one of the two races.
The Stewards were seeking a ruling as to whether MALACHITE should be permitted to start in both races, Mr McLaughlin said. If it were to be permitted to start in Race 10 after having raced in Race 3, the Stewards would wish to impose certain conditions, Mr McLaughlin said.
Mr McKenzie said that the horse is getting ready for the Oakbank Carnival (in South Australia at Easter 2013) and, in its everyday routine, it would do 6,000 to 8,000 metres at the beach or wherever it was being worked. It was “a very tough old horse”. He submitted that it used to be quite a common occurrence for horses to race twice in one day. He had the welfare of the horse, who had won 10 races for him, at heart. He said that MALACHITE was at the race meeting, in a relaxed situation, and the fields were small. It was beneficial to the Club as well as to himself, he said.
Mr McLaughlin said that, in the event of the Committee ruling that the horse could start in both races, the Stewards would require the horse to be vetted prior to Race 3, again after Race 3 and again prior to Race 10. If the vet was of the opinion that the horse was unfit to start in Race 10, it should not be permitted to start in that race. It would be subject to a rehandicap in Race 10 should it win Race 3, Mr McLaughlin said. Mr McKenzie indicated that he was happy to accept such conditions.
Mr McLaughlin said that there was no Rule providing that a horse cannot start twice in one day. MALACHITE, had on this occasion, got into both races, whether by an error or not.
Reasons for Decision:
The Committee, firstly, was satisfied that MALACHITE had been validly accepted for both Races 3 and 10 and, secondly, was unaware of any Rule that prohibited the horse, once so accepted, from starting in both races.
The Committee, nevertheless, had the power to rule that MALACHITE be not permitted to start in Race 10, after having raced in Race 3. However, the Committee was satisfied with Mr McKenzie’s explanation and was further satisfied that, provided the interests of the horse and the betting public were safeguarded, the horse should be permitted to start in both races. The measures to safeguard those interests are set out below.
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An information requesting a ruling was filed by Stipendiary Steward, Mr J M McLaughlin, the Respondent being Licensed Trainer (Class A), Mr P L McKenzie, in relation to the following matter – “MALACHITE (trained by Mr McKenzie) has accepted in Races 3 and 10. A ruling is requested as to whether it can start in both races under Policy No. 8.5.1.”
Mr McKenzie was present at the hearing of the information.
Policy 8.5.1 provides as follows:
Where a horse has accepted for more than one Race at the same Race Meeting and provided that the horse makes the field in more than one Race it shall be balloted or eliminated out of one of those Races irrespective of its weight, performance or qualification status.
appealdecision:
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submissionsfordecision:
At the outset of the hearing, Mr McKenzie submitted that the policy doe not apply to a horse that is a double acceptor (where a horse is in two races) but only to a horse that is balloted.
Mr McLaughlin stated that MALACHITE was an acceptor for Race 3, Hokitika Businesses Cup (Rating 85), over a distance of 2180 metres and also Race 10, Bancorp Treasury Services Rating 75, over a distance of 1645 metres. The respective starting times of the two races were 1.45pm and 5.50pm – over 4 hours apart.
Mr McLaughlin said that it had been a long time since a horse had attempted to start twice in one day. He submitted that NZTR had “let one slip through” on this occasion where the horse should have been eliminated in one of the two races.
The Stewards were seeking a ruling as to whether MALACHITE should be permitted to start in both races, Mr McLaughlin said. If it were to be permitted to start in Race 10 after having raced in Race 3, the Stewards would wish to impose certain conditions, Mr McLaughlin said.
Mr McKenzie said that the horse is getting ready for the Oakbank Carnival (in South Australia at Easter 2013) and, in its everyday routine, it would do 6,000 to 8,000 metres at the beach or wherever it was being worked. It was “a very tough old horse”. He submitted that it used to be quite a common occurrence for horses to race twice in one day. He had the welfare of the horse, who had won 10 races for him, at heart. He said that MALACHITE was at the race meeting, in a relaxed situation, and the fields were small. It was beneficial to the Club as well as to himself, he said.
Mr McLaughlin said that, in the event of the Committee ruling that the horse could start in both races, the Stewards would require the horse to be vetted prior to Race 3, again after Race 3 and again prior to Race 10. If the vet was of the opinion that the horse was unfit to start in Race 10, it should not be permitted to start in that race. It would be subject to a rehandicap in Race 10 should it win Race 3, Mr McLaughlin said. Mr McKenzie indicated that he was happy to accept such conditions.
Mr McLaughlin said that there was no Rule providing that a horse cannot start twice in one day. MALACHITE, had on this occasion, got into both races, whether by an error or not.
reasonsfordecision:
The Committee, firstly, was satisfied that MALACHITE had been validly accepted for both Races 3 and 10 and, secondly, was unaware of any Rule that prohibited the horse, once so accepted, from starting in both races.
The Committee, nevertheless, had the power to rule that MALACHITE be not permitted to start in Race 10, after having raced in Race 3. However, the Committee was satisfied with Mr McKenzie’s explanation and was further satisfied that, provided the interests of the horse and the betting public were safeguarded, the horse should be permitted to start in both races. The measures to safeguard those interests are set out below.
Decision:
The Committee ruled that MALACHITE be permitted to start in Race 3 and Race 10, subject to the following agreed conditions:
1. The horse be vetted prior to Race 3;
2. The horse be vetted following Race 3;
3. The condition of the horse be monitored by the veterinary surgeon throughout the course of the day, with a final inspection prior to Race 10;
4. That it be subject to a rehandicap for Race 10 in the event of it winning Race 3; and
5. That the information be made available to the betting public through all of the usual channels.
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PersonPresent: P L McKenzie, Licensed Trainer (Class A)
Respondent:
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