Re: Late Pick 5 Debacle -- O'Rourke's Response (266 Views)
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BB (IP Logged)
Date: August 09, 2023 04:16PM
I believe it's two separate issues, and O'Rourke's opacity was due to his not wanting NYRA to look even worse than it already does.
On the inability to refund the wager, see page 67 of the NYSGC rules on horse racing. There are no provisions for refunding P5 wagers due to any number of surface changes. As to who made that decision, that would be the stewards, who are charged with enforcing the rules as written.
O'Rourke's saying that they WANTED to refund the wagers is either disingenuous (because he should have known they couldn't) or damning (in the case that he/they DIDN'T know that).
As to being unable to delay the race, Im guessing it was Fox Sports that said no. NYRA delays or moves up post times all the time. If they didn't delay the race because TV guys said so, well, I guess that puts Fox in charge of the henhouse.