At the time of declarations this morning, Z Purton was notified as the rider of WORLD CITY in the above-mentioned race. It has subsequently been established that Jockey Purton was not properly engaged to ride that horse and is unable to fulfil the engagement as he will not be able to make the horse’s allocated weight of 120 lbs. Accordingly the Stewards have approved for W M Lai to be substituted as the rider of WORLD CITY in the stated race.
Trainer T P Yung has been fined the sum of $4,000 for failing to properly engage Z Purton as the rider of WORLD CITY prior to declaring him as the rider of that horse.
