GIRLS RACING BOYS NOVICE CLASS AT LOCALS

I am a mother of a girl racer and a racer for 23 years myself and the rule for girls riding with the boys novice class at locals never have changed. Girls at the time of registration have the option of racing the girls their own age that day or older to make a class if not they are entitled by the nbl rule book to race boys novice class. If they race girls they get pointed as they finish as for racing the boys they get pointed as they finish. But my beef as to why my daughter does not race howell or Flemington is because everytime we registered we were told no to the option. It is not up to the registration booth to make that decision since it states in the rule book the rider has that option. I work in the registration booth at a track and every girl is given that option no matter how much of an inconvience it is. Not that it is. And here we are another racing season and the problem is already starting. I am very dissapointed with the way some tracks run their locals. It seems that girl racers are being discrimanated against. I don’t think it is the problem of it being an inconvience to the registration booth but a problem with the girls being faster than the boys and beating them and in turn the boys can not collect those points they so desperatly want. I was at competition congress in February and for anyone that went knows this subject was brought up and it is to be done strictly by the rule book not, “If you dont like it call the nbl.” Don’t you think the nbl has more important issues to deal with instead of babysitting the tracks that can’t follow a rule book. Egg Harbor doesn’t seem to have a problem with putting the girls in with the boys why should any of the other tracks. What is good for one is good for all nbl tracks. Thank you. ANd any comments are greatly appreciated. Sincerly Penny Shipman