Riding infraction?

Question

What is riding infraction in Horse racing?

Answer 1

The answer given by the first person is only one of many possible infractions that I can think of. Others might include failure to prevent one's horse from bumping or crashing into another horse, contributing to or causing a serious accident, or simply putting in a lackluster performance. There are far too many other possibilities to list here.

Answer 2

The post above are all good answers.  There are really too many riding infractions to list.  Hitting another horse with your stick, bumping another horse, pulling up a horse without good reason, drifting in and cutting off other horses, etc.

Answer 3

there are many, here are some,hitting another horse with your stick, intimidating the other horses by failing to maintain a straight course, not riding your horse to the finish line, and of course contact with other horses

Answer 4

A riding infraction is, in general, any action committed by a jockey that (1) compromises the safety of other riders or horses in the race; (2) that unfairly compromises the chances of any horse in the race to achieve that horse's best placing in the race (this can include the chance of the jockey's own horse); (3) any action that the stewards can construe as grossly unsportsmanlike or in some way abusive.

That covers a lot of territory.  A jockey can commit an infraction by failing to ride a horse out to the finish, and in so doing, depriving that horse of a potential placing;  a jockey can also commit an infraction by whipping a horse that has no chance of winning!  And there is a very, very, very, very fine line between "race riding," which is legal, and committing a foul, which is not.  Example:  a smart jockey might gain a better chance by carrying a rival wide as they go into a turn, then dropping to the inside;  but if the rival is carried too far outside, a foul might be claimed.  Some riders like Angel Cordero were forever pushing the "race riding" envelope, always ready to use aggressive tactics to gain an edge while trying to stay just within bounds of what was legal.

Answer 5

when you cross or close the lane of the other horse and initiate contact who is making a bid on the outside of the rail or inside the rail