Two inquiry/DQ questions
 

I am wondering if anyone knows the answer to these two inquiry scenarios:

1) Horse 1A comes out of the gate and completely wipes out horse 1 (other half of the entry) and horse 1 goes down. Horse 1A wins the race. Does it come down?

2) Horse 2 breaks out of the gate and comes over on horse 3, almost knocking the 3 out of the race. However, the 3 rights itself and catches the 2 in the stretch. Both the 2 and 3 duel in the stretch and then the 3 comes over on the 2, knocking it into the rail. 3 wins and 2 runs 2nd. Both infractions warrant a DQ. How is it handled?

1) of course he comes down

2) I got a headache trying to figure this one out - or for that matter, actually happening

I would still like to know if there is an entry and one of them is disqualified if the whole entry is disqualified. As an example 1 wins the race and 1A is disqualified and finishes 4th. If I have the 1 do I also get taken down?

The rules vary from State to State, but from a quick reading of the article below, if part of the entry does something to help the other half of the entry win, both could be disqualified.

On the flip side, I was reminded of Julie Krone, who in 1992, lodged an objection against her own entry-mate.

http://www.governmentlaw.org/files/D...ledEntries.pdf

Neither one of these got taken down.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138715/index.htm[/url]

I don't think you are DQ'ed for interfering solely with your entry mate if it is a same owner entry though I am not positive about this.

As for the 2nd scenario I'm pretty sure that they adjudicate the fouls in order of occurrence so the 2 would be placed 1st.

Of course as was stated different states may have rules that govern these situations.

Two huge variables not mentioned in either situation:

1) Who is the trainer?

2) Who is the jockey?

Incidents are judged in the order they occured. Official order of finish. 2,3.

gate fouls
 

since when do they take down anyone for a gate foul ?

FTFY