Reyenzi Loses The Gallinule After Inquiry, Wootton Bassett's Thrice Awarded Race

THE CURRAGH (IE), VENDREDI GALLINULE STAKES (GR3) Reyenzi from first to third in the commissioners L的 umpire, it's like wind and rain. It's part of the game! Reyenzi (Saxon Warrior) was the best foal in the Gallinule Stakes (Gr3) and he passed the pole in the lead. But his jockey, Ben Coen, forgot to change his hand-knuckle, and the foal of the Aga Khan Studs took a blow to his rivals. Investigation, then downgradation to third place behind Thri…

Reyenzi Loses The Gallinule After Inquiry, Wootton Bassett's Thrice Awarded Race

There was drama at the end of Friday's G3 Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes at The Curragh, with The Aga Khan Studs' Reyenzi demoted from first to third and Ballydoyle's Thrice handed the prize by the stewards. Judged to have caused sufficient interference to the eventual runner-up a furlong from home to have affected the outcome, the Johnny Murtagh-trained Navan maiden winner who had finished first past the post by a head was stripped of t…