enue for most of Saturday afternoon descended with venom during the concluding Handicap Hurdle.With conditions wors

The British Horseracing Authority has defended Haydocks decision to allow a race to go ahead in spite of thick fog which shrouded the course.The heavy fog which had afflicted the venue for most of Saturday afternoon descended with venom during the concluding Handicap Hurdle.With conditions worsening, it was only after the horses returned to the enclosure that the judge was able to announce Clyne had landed the spoils but no distances were recorded, nor any official finishing time.A stipendiary steward was positioned in one of the on-course medical vehicles to watch the runners and riders at ground level, while another steward monitored the horses finishing from the winning post.Shortly after jumping off for the last race, the fog came in very quickly and conditions deteriorated quite rapidly, BHA media manager Robin Mounsey said.The judge made it clear to the stipendiary team that it was difficult to judge the race, but the integrity of the result wasnt in doubt in the end.The result took its time to be announced, but that was much more preferable to rushing the result, so as to be absolutely certain of what actually happened.Stewards were also in contact with jockeys throughout the entire day as to whether racing should continue.There has obviously been a response to the race being run, and part of our job is to assess things like this, which is something we will continue to do.Jockeys were supportive that horses and their own welfare wouldnt be impacted, and that was our number one priority. San Francisco Giants Store . Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins. San Francisco Giants Gear . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. https://www.cheapjerseysgiants.us/ . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. San Francisco Giants Shirts .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. Wholesale Giants Jerseys . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. A brace from Raheem Sterling and a header from Fernandinho saw Manchester City maintain their perfect start to the season with a 3-1 victory over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.Pep Guardiolas side started brilliantly and opened the scoring inside 10 minutes when an incisive through ball from David Silva saw Gael Clichy get to the byline. The fullbacks pull-back was then easily struck by Sterling to give the Citizens (3-0-0) the lead and it was soon to become two.A Kevin de Bruyne free kick from a central position saw Fernandinho left all alone to power home a header into the roof of the net and the signs looked ominous for West Ham (1-0-2) as they struggleed to get any sort of foothold in the match.ddddddddddddHowever, after De Bruyne missed a great chance at the end of the first period, the Hammers capitalised early in the second half when Michail Antonio bagged yet another far post header, this time from Arthur Masuakus left wing cross.The rest of the match saw City look strong if a little shaky due to the narrow margin, but those nerves went away when Sterling rounded Adrian and tapped home from a tight angle just seconds after Silva had struck the post following a rapid counterattack. ' ' '