WINDSOR RACES ended in mayhem after a blindfolded horse smashed through barriers, leading to the race being called off.
Race Two was declared void after Master Zack reared up with its blindfold still on while in the stalls.
Master Zack reared up while in the stalls
Master Zack crashed through the barriers
Five jockeys have been banned after failing to pull up following a false start
There was also a false start which the remaining jockeys failed to pull up for, and when Master Zack finally left the stalls it had already unseated its jockey.
Its inability to see then led it to divert to the right and it smashed through two barriers, but avoided injury.
The race was declared void with one commentator saying: “They’re in trouble. They’re in trouble.
“There’s six of them there and one of them should have spotted it.”
Five jockeys have received ten-day bans after failing to pull up following the false start.
The recall man waved his flag and blew his whistle but he was ignored by the jockeys.
All but one jockey claimed they did not see the flag or hear the whistle.
None of the jockeys completed the race, with only two escaping a ban – Conor Whitely, who said he saw the flag and heared the whistle, and Ryan Kavanagh, who was riding Master Zack.
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Fans were shocked by the incident with one saying: “Absolute shambles of a start.”
Another added: “What a joke.”
And a third wrote: “What I can’t understand is why the starter didn’t wave his flag to signal the down the track flag man to stop the race? It was quickly obvious there was a serious problem.”
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