Battle Of The Belles Order Of Finish Revised

Following a decision by the Horse Racing Appeal Panel rendered on Dec. 18, the top three finish order of the 2024 Battle Of The Belles has been revised.

In the $175,200 Battle Of The Belles for Ontario-sired two-year-old pacing fillies on Aug. 5 at Grand River Raceway, Wicked N Single finished first over Manhattan Mayhem and Wickedpace. While assessing a possible pylon violation of the winner, judges had ruled that Wicked N Single went inside one pylon and hit the next, resulting in no violation. Wicked N Single survived the inquiry and was deemed the winner. Runner-up finisher Manhattan Mayhem was ruled to have interfered with Wickedpace, so she was set back to third and Wickedpace moved up to second.

Manhattan Mayhem's co-owner Tony Basile filed the appeal —  granted on Aug. 22 and heard by the Panel on Nov. 21 — with respect to the pylon violation of the winner, Wicked N Single. The Panel ruled that Wicked N Single was clearly inside two consecutive pylons without brushing either pylon and this constitutes a violation of Rule 18.08.02(a). Therefore, the Panel allowed the appeal of Basile and the revised order of finish is Wickedpace (first), Manhattan Mayhem (second) and Wicked N Single (third).

The complete ruling is available below.

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(Standardbred Canada)