If you are at a racetrack and happen to see Australian Bradley O'Mara don't hesitate to turn him into security as the 31 year old has been banned from every racetrack in the world after jumping onto a track in his native country wearing only his underpants and a purple wig and startling a Thoroughbred who was on his way to an easy victory, thus causing the stewards to declare the race "no contest."
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O'Mara, who was intoxicated, jumped over the rail and onto the track as the horses were heading to the finish line, and he made his own dash to the wire, which he reached while falling flat on his stomach. Before then he had startled the Thoroughbred, who tried to jump the inside rail, with another horse eventually crossing the wire first. The stewards then declared the race "no contest."
O'Mara was arrested and charged with offensive behavor, fined $1,000 and banned from drinking at a racetrack for one year. The stewards then took action on their own, banning him from every track in the world. Published reports also stated the stewards were planning to write to other professional sports bodies Down Under asking for reciprocity in their banishment.
"If someone puts lives at risk with a stupid prank on the track or sporting field, then they should have the liberty of having the right to attend races and sporting functions withdrawn," said a high-ranking racing official in Australia.
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