Via TD Thornton
A New York Racing Association (NYRA) watch has been suspended for 30 days and fined $2,500 “for altering a horse’s published work to make the horse eligible for the race.” racing”.
A ruling by the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) May 19 stated that Richard Gazer, an NYRA employee, appealed his penalties and was allowed to stay while that process took place. .
But the ruling did not list any details about the circumstances, like the horse involved or the date of the alleged misconduct.
When asked to provide specific information that was omitted from the ruling via email, NYSGC communications director Brad Maione wrote back, “The verdict speaks for itself. As the matter is being appealed, we cannot provide any further details at this time.”
David Grening, writing for DRF.com, got the scoop on the Gazer story directly from the watch man, who has been in that field for some 40 years.
“The horse in question is the Papi On Ice (Keen Ice), the horse credited May 1 with a five-hair writing at 1:04.60 on the Belmont Park track for trainer Randi Persaud . The piece is now half a mile readable at: 51.33,” Grening reported.
On March 19, Papi On Ice debuted in its first $20,000 debt collection at Aqueduct and was “very slow very early on” after wiping out the gates at the break, according to Equibase charts. The 3-year-old pony is pulled up and walking.
On April 16, Papi On Ice ran its fifth and final run in an MSW Aqueduct, beating 26¾ by length after diving inside and colliding with an opponent.
Grening reports that being beaten to more than 25 lengths led to being placed on the NYRA’s “poor performer” list. He writes that to get off that list, a horse must run half a mile in: 53 or faster. But the rule, “strangely, doesn’t allow workouts farther than half a mile.”
Since Papi On Ice’s training session was originally announced to be a five-stroke move, the racing office won’t accept the foal for a race in early May, Grening reports.
Gazer told DRF that the time it took to do the work did not change, but the distance was shortened to comply with the NYRA rule. Gazer added that he did not oversee the work himself, but said he was told by the timekeeper Papi On Ice that the horse was on time half a mile as part of an extended race. more than five-eighths on May 1.
Gazer told DRF: “I believe I have followed the principles of the protocols well.
The ruling cited four NYSGC rules under section 4022, all of which concern regulators’ powers to regulate and control the conduct of licensees.
