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骑师马克·扎拉遭重罚

因不小心策骑致两位同场骑师坠马,马克·扎拉被停赛25个赛会,罚款3800澳元。

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上周六在兰德威克赛马场举行的第一场比赛,即悉尼体育之王英里赛(Kings Of Sydney Sport Mile)上,骑师马克·扎拉策骑「能量规划站」夺得了冠军。但是因为在近100米处允许坐骑强行变道,导致「佩尔桑」和「战争男爵」两驹失蹄,他领到了停赛25个赛会、罚款3800澳元的严惩。

这场表列赛总奖金15万澳元,所以3800澳元的罚款差不多就是扎拉夺冠所能获得的所有奖金。

「佩尔桑」和「战争男爵」都未因这次事故受伤,「佩尔桑」的骑师格林·斯科菲尔德也躲过了一劫,而「战争男爵」的骑师安德鲁·阿德金斯情况则非常不理想,坠马后他一度昏迷不醒,随后在医院的检查显示,他的脊椎、胸骨、颧骨和鼻骨都出现了骨折的问题。

新南威尔士州赛马会的竞赛理事长马克·凡·格斯特尔表示,扎拉此次的不小心策骑(Careless Riding)为近些年来级别最高的不小心策骑之一,已经到了不顾后果策骑(Reckless riding)的临界点。

扎拉的停赛处罚将从4月23日开始,到6月2日结束,这意味着本月末他将无法为「圣安娜巷」执鞭在香港举行的一级赛主席短途奖。

休·鲍曼和汤米·贝里也在上周六的兰德威克赛会上因不小心策骑领到了停赛处罚,前者的停赛赛会为4个,后者的停赛赛会为6个。


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