not such a bad idea IMO

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

I agree with what you are saying...but to lplay devil's advocate...look at it from another perspective...the jockey didn't know that the horse he was on was going to test and he fufilled his obligation to ride the horse to the best of his ability...so why should he get screwed out of purse money when he didn't do anything wrong?

Because the horse he rode was not eligible to earn money. By DQing the horse you are effectively saying that the horse is not eligible because he has an UNFAIR advantage. Has nothing to do with the jockey or obligation to ride. What if the gate opens a half secong early and the horse is deemed a non starter like what happened in Ohio last sumer. Should the jock still get paid his share of the purse?
If the bank makes a mistake and spits out an extra $1000 at the ATM can you keep it?