text: Jockey Blake Shinn rode his pants off in the opening race of a meeting in Sydney. Literally. Atop Miss Royale as it tore down the home straight, the elastic in Mr Shinn's pants gave way, exposing his backside to punters track-side. 'I was more worried about winning the race. They [the pants] went just after the start and there was nothing I could do,' Shinn said. 'I was more worried about winning the race. They [the pants] went just after the start and there was nothing I could do,' Shinn said of his wardrobe malfunction . 'I think a lot of people are going to have a bit of fun with this, but they can't say I wasn't focused and went to the line.' Acting chief steward Greg Rudolph said he had never seen anything like it in his time in racing. 'I think a lot of people are going to have a bit of fun with this, but they can't say I wasn't focused and went to the line' Blake Shinn was forced to ride more than 200 metres to the finish line with his pants down . Acting chief steward Greg Rudolph said he had never seen anything like it in his time in racing . 'He needed a belt at the 200-metre mark,' Rudolph said. 'We usually report gear malfunctions, but we are leaving that one alone,' Mr Rudolph said, according to Fairfax Media. Unfortunately for the champion jockey, he wasn't able to win the race, but he proved once and for all he always has a crack.
target: Jockey Blake Shinn lost his pants while riding down the home straight .
  'The pants went... and there was nothing I could do,' Shinn says .
  Shinn, atop Miss Royale, only managed to finish second in the race .
  Acting chief steward Greg Rudolph said he had never seen anything like it .