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question, we have to wait for a live replay.” He said that there is a general “heads up” on the stewards stand when a “photo finish” is racing up the stretch.
Final Word To Stewards
Whew. The race is over. The photo finish has been processed. Riders can relax. Unless, that is, the stewards found something untoward about their race behavior.
• “Fortunately, this sport is pretty professional,” said Coley Blind, an experienced steward. “And we are recommended not to interfere unless it is absolutely neccessary.”
Sometimes, though, stewards are forced to act if unsafe riding or unfair tactics are used. “We don’t disqualify a horse without clear facts,” he said. “And when in doubt, we leave the order unchanged.”
Though stewards are seen as having the “glamour job” on the racecourse, instead Blind said that there is no substitute for experience, and that since the final word lies with the race day stewards, they can be seen sometimes as mean or tough.
“Consistency is the key,” to all race day jobs, Blind concluded. “We are all here to put on a good, clean show.” As the National Steeplechase Association just celebrated its 100th anniversary, and since many of Virginia’s point-topoints have histories stretching even further into the past, the inner workings of the sport have stood the tough test of time.
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