USA / Canada

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It might not be long before old McArdle has another millionaire on his list
after Charlie May won the $700k Open 3yo Meadowland Pace today (last night US time)

WRONG see below

[Messenger]

Oh No they have done it again - relegated/disqualified a horse - Charlie May!
He went a little rough for a couple of strides on the final turn and a couple behind him were checked but in Oz it is all part of racing if you run into the back of something

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Read and watch

http://ustrottingnews.com/lawless-sh...-pace-victory/

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Charlie May’s owner appeals Meadowlands Pace disqualification

“Going to the gate, in my mind it doesn’t matter what happens, I already won. Here’s a little guy with two horses in training, saved the mare from the kill-pen, bred her, barely got the horse in foal, had a foal, a small diminutive Ohio-bred. He’s not some big, strapping colt, he’s a tiny little guy. We overcame everything you could do.”

Believing there was no reason for a disqualification, Miller had brought Charlie May back to the Meadowlands’ winner’s circle. Tiger said the driver told him afterward he was very surprised by the outcome.

“Brett said the horse in front of him interfered with him and that caused the chain reaction,” said Tiger. “He went to the winner’s circle and never thought in a million years they would take us down. It’s a muddy track, there’s bumping at the beginning, and (Southwind Gendry) put some steps in on the backside, he put some steps in on the turn. When you’re watching TV, you see the incident and it goes bang, bang, bang.”

http://ustrottingnews.com/charlie-ma...qualification/

[Big K]

I feel for these people..it looked nothing more than a racing incident..nothing negligent in the drive at all..pretty sure you would have seen the same outcome no matter who was driving the horse in the same circumstance.

[Toohard]

And the horse that caused it all (4th across line) got 'promoted' to 3rd!

[Messenger]

And as the article states, the drivers aren't even interviewed!

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Captaintreacherous's Rockyroad Hanover won the $276k Cane Pace for 3yo C&G

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Captaintreacherous's Rockyroad Hanover won the $276k Cane Pace for 3yo C&G

The story with a replay link (so much easier than trying to explain how to find a replay on USTA)

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At the gallops

https://www.racingpost.com/news/inte...ogramme/505187

Trainer Jorge Navarro has pleaded guilty to orchestrating an elaborate and significant doping programme to enhance the performance of his horses over a four-year period and could face up to five years in prison as well as having to pay back over $25 million to victims of his crimes.