turfeyejoe
12-25-2012, 11:51 AM
I happened to tune in Hialeah on Monday afternoon, when it and Parx were the only two tracks running in the U.S.
Before race 2, there was a delay because a jockey got injured and had to be taken away in an ambulance and they didn't want to start the race without another ambulance in place.
Then the starting gate malfunctioned, so they had to use a back-up gate.
They finally ran race 2, but race 3 was declared no contest because not all the stalls on the back-up gate opened properly.
Before race 4, an announcement was made that because management could not rely upon the starting gate working and darkness would occur before the card could be completed, the remaining races were cancelled.
Bizarre day!
Before race 2, there was a delay because a jockey got injured and had to be taken away in an ambulance and they didn't want to start the race without another ambulance in place.
Then the starting gate malfunctioned, so they had to use a back-up gate.
They finally ran race 2, but race 3 was declared no contest because not all the stalls on the back-up gate opened properly.
Before race 4, an announcement was made that because management could not rely upon the starting gate working and darkness would occur before the card could be completed, the remaining races were cancelled.
Bizarre day!