disqualification

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The ruling says the penalty for breaching 5.3a is disqualification, although there are three exceptions including:

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Horse racing’s leading trainer with nearly 2,900 victories to his credit scored his only Run for the Roses victory because of a disqualification.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The logical structure is identical, and the disqualification is the same.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"I'm not instructed to resist the disqualification and he has been told he is not to drive from last night," Lewis added.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Few people would be surprised at the disqualification of those notoriously ferocious candidates.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond