Multiple photos sure make it appear like the horse was wearing toe grabs.
It wouldn't shock me if there was such incompetence among paddock employees that it wasn't caught before the race. Wearing toe grabs is much more of an advantage than a jockey leaning to one side in the stretch.
I guess the question is if the rules stipulate a DQ for a violation like this that isn't caught before the race. If caught before the race, I think horse is allowed to run with them removed? rather than automatically scratched?
Last edited by HorsemenHeist; 10-05-2022 at 09:55 AM.
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