Santa Anita Park steward Luis Jauregui will recuse himself for this year's edition of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, reports bloodhorse.com, because his brother, O.J. Jauregui, will saddle Dreamfyre in Friday's contest in Arcadia, Calif.
For that race, Luis Jauregui will be replaced in the officials' both by David Nuesch, safety steward.
“Luis is going to recuse himself from that particular race, given the magnitude of the Breeders' Cup,” California Horse Racing Board executive director Scott Chaney told bloodhorse.com. “But I want to be clear—it is not a practice that will continue on a Thursday afternoon if his brother has horses running.
“It's why we have three stewards. They do an excellent job. And I think the implication that he could somehow (influence) the other two and affect the outcome in favor of his brother is unfair to Luis.”
Dreamfyre won the Grade 3 Surfer Girl Stakes by a neck at Santa Anita on Oct. 8, staying up despite a claim of foul. Luis Jauregui did not recuse himself in that instance, drawing “some negative feedback from the wagering public,” Chaney said.
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