Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. Sarafan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 9, 1983PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*857OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The judgment of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Petitioner’s horse, “Blazin’ C”, was disqualified as the winner of the fifth race at Aqueduct Racetrack on January 18, 1980 for carrying an incorrect weight. Based on its recent racing history, “Blazin’ C” was not entitled to the five-pound weight allowance with which it ran in the subject race. Since the ultimate responsibility for insuring that a horse carries the correct weight has been placed upon the owner (9 NYCRR 4033.7), petitioner cannot be heard to blame the racing secretary for the…
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