Conference comment
PA Wellington The controversy surrounding a ruling of Te Aroha Jockey Club’s judicial committee has prompted comment from the New Zealand Racing Conference.
The judicial committee exercised its discretion in allowing Te Akau Lad to start in a race when the horse’s registration papers had not been produced. The conference, in a press release, said:
"The executive will advise all clubs that only in very exceptional circumstances should a horse having its first start be permitted to race if the certificate of registration has not been produced one hour prior to the start time as required. "Exceptional circumstances require a situation where the registration papers cannot be produced for some reason completely beyond the control of the connections of the horse and where the stewards are satisfied as to the identity of the horse.” Te Akau Lad finished unplaced in his Te Aroha debut.
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Press, 28 February 1986, Page 28
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