New York Stewards Sock Espinoza With Monster Fine
Aug 31, 2015 14:22:39 GMT -5
Post by cait on Aug 31, 2015 14:22:39 GMT -5
guess if they specifically told him no to, fine was ok - but maybe a bit high? fines are less when infractions occur and lives are at stake - andy's nyra really is a greedy mess!
New York Stewards Sock Espinoza With Monster Fine
Paulick Rep
As if losing the $1.6-million Travers weren’t bad enough, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s jockey, Victor Espinoza, has been fined a whopping $15,000 for violating New York State Gaming Commission rules and wearing promotional material on his boots and pants without permission during the NBC Sports televised race at Saratoga on Saturday.
Espinoza was socked with the fine by stewards for wearing the Monster Energy Drink logo on his boots and having ESPINOZA emblazoned on his pants.
New York State Gaming Commission steward Steve Lewandowski told Daily Racing Form that Espinoza was specifically instructed not to do so before the race.
Monster signed a sponsorship deal with Zayat Stables, owner and breeder of American Pharoah, just before the Belmont Stakes in June for what ESPN’s Darren Rovell said was thought to be one of the largest single-horse sponsorships in racing history.
The original deal was to give Monster the right to have its logo on pre-race cooling blankets and for the company’s “Monster girls” to be in the vicinity of the horse during the days leading up to the Belmont. The Zayat family and others associated with American Pharoah wore black caps with the green Monster logo, and Espinoza was to have the logo on his collar.
Here are the New York State Gaming Commission Rules regarding jockey advertising:
4041.6 Wearing of advertising or promotional material
(a) A jockey may not wear any clothing other than the usual helmet, silks, pants, boots and gloves nor display on such clothing any material other than authorized advertising or promotional material without permission of the stewards.
(b) Advertising or promotional material may be worn by a jockey provided such jockey has filed with the stewards and the race track in a form furnished by the commission at least 24 hours before the applicable race, a description of the advertising or promotional material to be worn with the name of the brands and sponsors and referring to a written authorization by the managing owner of the horse to be ridden which authorization is also filed.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing when a corporation, company or any other entity sponsors a race or raceday at the track, the track may prohibit such advertising or promotional material from being worn that represents a competitor of such sponsoring corporation, company or other entity. In this regard the track shall notify the stewards of such prohibition at least two hours before the first race of the day, and the jockey upon arrival in the jockeys’ enclosure.
The “ruling speaks for itself,” said New York State Gaming Commission spokesperson Lee Park in response to a question about the fine.
New York Stewards Sock Espinoza With Monster Fine
Paulick Rep
As if losing the $1.6-million Travers weren’t bad enough, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah’s jockey, Victor Espinoza, has been fined a whopping $15,000 for violating New York State Gaming Commission rules and wearing promotional material on his boots and pants without permission during the NBC Sports televised race at Saratoga on Saturday.
Espinoza was socked with the fine by stewards for wearing the Monster Energy Drink logo on his boots and having ESPINOZA emblazoned on his pants.
New York State Gaming Commission steward Steve Lewandowski told Daily Racing Form that Espinoza was specifically instructed not to do so before the race.
Monster signed a sponsorship deal with Zayat Stables, owner and breeder of American Pharoah, just before the Belmont Stakes in June for what ESPN’s Darren Rovell said was thought to be one of the largest single-horse sponsorships in racing history.
The original deal was to give Monster the right to have its logo on pre-race cooling blankets and for the company’s “Monster girls” to be in the vicinity of the horse during the days leading up to the Belmont. The Zayat family and others associated with American Pharoah wore black caps with the green Monster logo, and Espinoza was to have the logo on his collar.
Here are the New York State Gaming Commission Rules regarding jockey advertising:
4041.6 Wearing of advertising or promotional material
(a) A jockey may not wear any clothing other than the usual helmet, silks, pants, boots and gloves nor display on such clothing any material other than authorized advertising or promotional material without permission of the stewards.
(b) Advertising or promotional material may be worn by a jockey provided such jockey has filed with the stewards and the race track in a form furnished by the commission at least 24 hours before the applicable race, a description of the advertising or promotional material to be worn with the name of the brands and sponsors and referring to a written authorization by the managing owner of the horse to be ridden which authorization is also filed.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing when a corporation, company or any other entity sponsors a race or raceday at the track, the track may prohibit such advertising or promotional material from being worn that represents a competitor of such sponsoring corporation, company or other entity. In this regard the track shall notify the stewards of such prohibition at least two hours before the first race of the day, and the jockey upon arrival in the jockeys’ enclosure.
The “ruling speaks for itself,” said New York State Gaming Commission spokesperson Lee Park in response to a question about the fine.
