![]() What is known is that two horses fell, miraculously without serious injury to the horses and minor injuries to the riders, but the inquiry was aborted fairly ,quickly and with no jockey objections, the results were made official. We took the position that after extensive video reviews, both pan and head-on, that evidence of wrong-doing was inconclusive. Lopez’s ride drew harsh criticism on racing twitter. This suggests an over-punish, over-compensate scenario, worsened by a simultaneous announcement that “to better serve the stewards and customers, additional cameras would be added…to provide better views of each race on dirt, turf and Tapeta.” Yet, not only was there no demotion of In Due Time from second position but no time was determined as to when Lopez would serve his suspension. Sending messages to jockeys is a good thing, especially when that rider has a reputation for pushing the boundaries of race-riding too far. The stewards posted an inquiry but dismissed the review relatively quickly, allowing the original order of finish to stand as is. Routinely, careless riding results in a seven-day suspension, sometimes even a three-day day, so this must have been quite the incident. Last week, Paco Lopez received a 14-day suspension from the Gulfstream Park stewards for “careless riding” aboard In Due Time in the Fountain of Youth Stakes and placed him on probation for the balance of the championship meet. ![]() They were not duly compensated despite an incident that, according to the official chart, “the winner’s rider attempt to intimidate him late then bumped approaching the wire.” But then so did the owner, trainer, and bettors of Zandon pay a price. Ultimately, Ortiz paid the price via the 30-day ban. One of those incidents, which occurred in the Remsen Stakes, did not result in a disqualification. received a 30-day suspension in New York for two separate incidents for what can best be described as rough race-riding. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, Ma– As if jockey performances in races don’t cause enough good trouble, even when no empirical evidence of wrongdoing exists, adjudication by officials charged with safeguarding the interests of horsemen and horseplayers often exacerbates a problem.
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