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Bill Seiko
Handicapper
Joined: Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:42 am Posts: 327
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 Out of curousity
In either SO3 or SO4 has anyone lost a race to the stewards enquiry and has anyone ever been fined or suspended.
As I said I am just curious, it might bring up some funny stories.
Thanks
Bill
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:18 am |
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Dancing Brave
Group 1 winner
Joined: Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:24 pm Posts: 1903 Location: Edinburgh
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Never lost a race to the stewards but lost a race in a dodgy photo finish where my horse was 3/4 of a length ahead at the line. Result said I lost by a short head. I was not a happy bunny. Still losing a photo finish you think you've won made it true to life.
Been fined and suspended for asking a jockey to 'take it easy' a couple of times.
In the early days of SO2, I used to think that when Virus appeared in the top right corner, the game was being effected by a virus trying to get onto my PC. Took my a while to figure out what it actually meant. Not my brightest moment.
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:33 am |
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Jasonb25
Selling plater
Joined: Fri May 30, 2008 8:25 pm Posts: 32
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I lost a 3000m Allowance race in SO4 , my horse caused "interference" and was disqualified to last place  , after 3000m , it was a tough one to lose...v 
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:05 am |
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exxplozion
Group 1 winner
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:35 pm Posts: 2117
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I have been fined numerous times, the stewards words were "..for the apparent improved form of my horse blah blah.." a few grand it was and also a ban, longest ban was 90 something days. I was gutted because I had some super horses entered into Group 1 races that were immediately pulled out. The annoying thing is that some of the horses that got me fined/suspended were top horses that had lost their way a little and had just come back onto a track, going and distance that suited.
Don't ask about photo finishes, look at the one I posted here:
http://www.startersorders.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2351
_________________ A dog may be man's best friend, but the horse wrote history.
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:58 am |
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Niflhel
Handicapper
Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2009 9:31 pm Posts: 148
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yes same here i been fined a few times for horse improvement never suspended though, the fine is normally a few grand nothing to harsh.
And as for the photo finishes i find that you get the odd dodgy photo by spacebaring to the end of race if you let it run its cause its normally spot on from my experience.
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:02 am |
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exxplozion
Group 1 winner
Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:35 pm Posts: 2117
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Niflhel wrote: yes same here i been fined a few times for horse improvement never suspended though, the fine is normally a few grand nothing to harsh.
And as for the photo finishes i find that you get the odd dodgy photo by spacebaring to the end of race if you let it run its cause its normally spot on from my experience.
The one that I posted above is from letting the race run it's natural course. I did right click on my horse at the time which ran it's usual poor race, but the 2 leaders were so far ahead that when the camera started catching them up there were already over the line and the commentator called a photo finish.
I think it's hilarious, the game wouldn't be the same without these classic photo finishes. 
_________________ A dog may be man's best friend, but the horse wrote history.
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:08 am |
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pjrhodes1970
Group 1 winner
Joined: Thu May 15, 2008 8:48 pm Posts: 15179 Location: Republic of Ireland
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ya loads of times for interferance
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:56 am |
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ryan jenko
Handicapper
Joined: Wed May 14, 2008 3:01 pm Posts: 295 Location: Walsall
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i got fined over £19000 and banned for two years because i took the reins and cut across 3 horses but in the end has i went in to third place i clipped heels with the second place horse and fell lol
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:28 am |
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mwesty1
Group 1 winner
Joined: Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:52 pm Posts: 2092 Location: WOLVERHAMPTON
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Jesus 2 years????? I have never even been fined even tho a few horses i have said Hands and heels only
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:54 am |
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Harris Tweed
Group 1 winner
Joined: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:26 pm Posts: 1487 Location: Manchester, UK
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2 years. Is this true? I didnt think you could. Quality if you did. Bet you didnt accept the fine.
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Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:11 pm |
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