Racing: Horse Wins 'wrong Race' At 50-1
Zeeshan Mehtab Published July 27, 2017 | 11:05 PM
LONDON, , (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jul, 2017 ) : An investigation was launched at an English racecourse Thursday into how a horse was able to enter, and then win, the wrong race.
Mandarin Princess, trained by Charlie McBride, surprised the field to apparently win the day's opening race at Yarmouth at 50-1, only for a scan to show that the winner was in fact stablemate Millie's Kiss, who had been slated to run in a later race.
"The scan identified the horse to be Millie's Kiss, the trainer's other runner in race four," said the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) in a statement. Despite the case of mistaken identity, the result will stand, with some bookmakers even paying out on the second-placed runner as well as 'Mandarin Princess'.
Steward Tony McGlone told At The Races: "As all horses are, they are brought into the stables and they are scanned and are allocated into their boxes. "These two horses, trained by Charlie McBride, were given a box each.
"Mr McBride went over to the weighing room to collect the saddle and was slightly delayed collecting it. He rushed over. "The stable girl had taken the horse out of the stables and put it in the saddling boxes. Mr McBride put the saddle on, the horse ran, it won.
Recent Stories
HEC reviews curricula for environmental sciences degree programme
ICC Asia looking forward to an action-packed Asia Cricket Week
Yuvraj Singh named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador
Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts
Two Kyiv hospitals evacuating over feared Russian strikes
World must act on neurotech revolution, say experts
Charles & Catherine's cancer diagnoses
Champions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
King Charles to resume some public duties during cancer treatment: palace
US defense chief announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine
Heavy rains cause damage to Spezand-Taftan railway track
Woman stabbed in Israel, attacker killed: police
More Stories From Sports
-
ICC Asia looking forward to an action-packed Asia Cricket Week
10 hours ago -
Yuvraj Singh named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador
10 hours ago -
Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts
10 hours ago -
Champions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
10 hours ago -
Bagnaia hits back with record Jerez practice lap
10 hours ago -
Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts
10 hours ago
-
Shahzaib Rind calls on Deputy Speaker Balochistan
11 hours ago -
Inter-university weightlifting championship kicks off at SAU
11 hours ago -
T20 World Cup 2024 Trophy unveiling ceremony held
11 hours ago -
Football: Italian Serie A table
13 hours ago -
Football: French Ligue 1 table
13 hours ago -
New Zealand cricket CEO visits PSCA, expresses satisfaction over security arrangements
13 hours ago