Once again, a supposedly knowledgeable harness writer quotes a USTA Ruling which has NO IMPACT on Pari-Mutuel racing. Again for those that don't know, USTA Rules apply to FAIR RACING.
Taken from The Useless Twatting Association website
" it is important for such a user to understand that the rules recited herein relating to the racing of horses, as opposed to the registration of horses, are applicable only to those non-pari-mutuel meetings over which no State Racing Commission, or other State Regulatory Body asserts primary jurisdiction.
The rules governing the racing of horses at all pari-mutuel meetings in the various states, and certain non-pari-mutuel meetings in at least one state, are the rules of the applicable State Regulatory Bodies which promulgate and enforce their own rules".This was in reference to a Northfield race on Jan 12. His article below. His information concerning this race should have come from the Ohio Race Commission Rules and should have spoken directly to the judges at Nfld.
https://harnessracingupdate.com/2021/01/17/racing-oddity-leads-to-the-question-when-does-a-race-actually-begin/Can we PLEASE get a new National Independent Ruling Body to govern pari-mutuel harness racing
