The appellant appealed a thoroughbred ruling disqualifying her horse from a race after an interference incident near the quarter pole caused other horses to fall and unseat their riders.
The panel found the video evidence of limited assistance, found that only one witness asserted with certainty that the appellant's horse moved outward, and accepted the appellant's evidence without reservation.
The panel concluded that the Registrar had not met the required onus of proof.
The appeal was allowed and the purse was ordered redistributed on the basis that the horse finished third.
