Jocks St Julien, Gonzalez Suspended
Jan 4, 2013 11:41:58 GMT -5
Post by Jon on Jan 4, 2013 11:41:58 GMT -5
01/04/2013 9:50AM
Turfway Park: Jockeys St. Julien, Gonzalez given lengthy suspensions
By Marty McGee
A couple of veteran jockeys ran afoul of the stewards recently at Turfway Park, with both having been dealt lengthy suspensions for different violations.
Marlon St. Julien has been suspended indefinitely, pending his completion of a drug-treatment program, while Sal Gonzalez Jr. has appealed two suspensions totaling 30 days for "unsatisfactory rides" in December races at the northern Kentucky track.
Kentucky acting chief steward Barbara Borden said Friday that St. Julien was suspended after admitting to his use of an unprescribed controlled substance. St. Julien was enrolled Thursday at Turfway in a new pilot program sanctioned by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and will be eligible to ride again when he completes the program and "can provide us with a negative drug test," said Borden.
St. Julien, 40, who has ridden primarily in Kentucky and Indiana over the last few years, has not ridden since Dec. 23. He was 9 for 69 at the Turfway holiday meet that began Nov. 29. The Louisiana native has more than 2,250 wins in a career dating to 1989.
Gonzalez was suspended 10 days for his ride aboard a 20-1 shot named Lucky Tip in the third race Dec. 16 and for 20 days for his ride on an 8-1 shot named Wheaton’s Express in the fifth race Dec. 20. Lucky Tip was pulled up early in her race, and Wheaton’s Express was badly distanced. Neither horse was found afterward to be physically compromised, said Borden.
Gonzalez, 37, has not ridden since Dec. 27 and was 3 for 45 at the holiday meet. Since he began riding in 1993, he has 523 wins in a career marked by occasional absences, some of them lengthy. Borden said his appeal means he is eligible to ride until his case is heard by the commission, as is customary.
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Turfway Park: Jockeys St. Julien, Gonzalez given lengthy suspensions
By Marty McGee
A couple of veteran jockeys ran afoul of the stewards recently at Turfway Park, with both having been dealt lengthy suspensions for different violations.
Marlon St. Julien has been suspended indefinitely, pending his completion of a drug-treatment program, while Sal Gonzalez Jr. has appealed two suspensions totaling 30 days for "unsatisfactory rides" in December races at the northern Kentucky track.
Kentucky acting chief steward Barbara Borden said Friday that St. Julien was suspended after admitting to his use of an unprescribed controlled substance. St. Julien was enrolled Thursday at Turfway in a new pilot program sanctioned by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and will be eligible to ride again when he completes the program and "can provide us with a negative drug test," said Borden.
St. Julien, 40, who has ridden primarily in Kentucky and Indiana over the last few years, has not ridden since Dec. 23. He was 9 for 69 at the Turfway holiday meet that began Nov. 29. The Louisiana native has more than 2,250 wins in a career dating to 1989.
Gonzalez was suspended 10 days for his ride aboard a 20-1 shot named Lucky Tip in the third race Dec. 16 and for 20 days for his ride on an 8-1 shot named Wheaton’s Express in the fifth race Dec. 20. Lucky Tip was pulled up early in her race, and Wheaton’s Express was badly distanced. Neither horse was found afterward to be physically compromised, said Borden.
Gonzalez, 37, has not ridden since Dec. 27 and was 3 for 45 at the holiday meet. Since he began riding in 1993, he has 523 wins in a career marked by occasional absences, some of them lengthy. Borden said his appeal means he is eligible to ride until his case is heard by the commission, as is customary.
www.drf.com/news/turfway-park-jockeys-st-julien-gonzalez-given-lengthy-suspensions