Re: If I read this correctly it's nuts (1327 Views)
Posted by:
Boscar Obarra (IP Logged)
Date: October 03, 2017 10:28PM
Who knew. from this url
http://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/1859174/why-stewards-got-it-right-both-st-leger-and-irish-champion-stakes
In world racing, there are two stewarding philosophies, known rather blandly as Category One and Category Two.
Category One is enforced by most of the world, including the United Kingdom and Ireland (as well as Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and as of recently, Japan) and states: “If the interferer finished ahead of the sufferer and has not improved its placing as a result of the interference, or stated differently, but for the interference, the sufferer would not have beaten the interferer, the interferer retains its place.”
In layman’s terms, Horse A cannot be demoted unless stewards are satisfied on the balance of probabilities that Horse B would have beaten it home if not for interference.
Category Two is only found in the United States, France, Germany and most of South America and states: “If the interferer is guilty of causing the interference, and such interference has affected the result of the race, the interferer should be demoted behind the sufferer.”
