Legal Opinion
Zayat Stables, LLC v. NYRA, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 20, 2011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On August 6, 2007, the plaintiff entered Phone Home, a thoroughbred racehorse it owned, into a race at Saratoga Race Course, which is operated by the defendant. While waiting in the starting gate, Phone Home became fractious in his stall, causing his jockey, John Velazquez, to dismount. According to Velazquez, as he mounted the horse again and prepared himself in the saddle, he repeatedly told an assistant starter located inside the stall that he was not ready to start the race. However, before Velazquez was able to get his right foot into the saddle’s “irons,” the gates opened, and Velazquez…
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- Cruz v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Rosati v. Hunt Racing, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
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