Racing Needs Specific Rules for Race Starts
Frank Angst examines possible solutions to challenges with determining fouls.
Keyword: starting gate
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Classic Collision - by Eric Mitchell
Better calls overall will be made if stewards have discretion.
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A Day At The Spa: Aug. 29, Starting Gate Starting to Get Better
The starting gate will always be a dangerous place, but thanks to Bob Duncan and Roy Williamson, it looks a little safer going into the meet's final week.
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Evan Hammonds' Kentucky Derby Starting Gate
Welcome to Derby Week, or week 11 of the "Starting Gate," one person's look at this year's Kentucky Derby lineup. As we approach Wednesday, entry day, this how we would handicap the top 20 contenders for the May 5 Run for the Roses. Actual entry into America's greatest race is reliant on graded stakes earnings -- this lineup is based on some speculation, past performances, and potential performance on Saturday.
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Regular Gate Maintenance Ordered at Ohio Tracks
The Ohio State Racing Commission has ordered racetracks to ensure regular maintenance is performed on starting gates in the wake of a malfunction that resulted in the $100,000 Queen City Oaks at River Downs being called a "no contest."
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Official Recommends Queen City Oaks Be Rerun
The executive director of the Ohio State Racing Commission has recommended the July 22 Queen City Oaks, marred by a starting gate malfunction that delayed the start for seven 3-year-olds fillies in a field of 12, be rerun Aug. 13 at River Downs.
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Philadelphia Park Starter Tenders Resignation
Philadelphia Park has accepted the resignation of its longtime starter, Russell Downes, in the wake of another starting gate miscue that occurred Oct. 30 at the Bensalem Township, Pa., racetrack.
