Newsletter Off to the races Get the latest news, analysis, results and charts with John Cherwa's definitive Horse Racing newsletter. What these rulings show is that the stewards are getting very serious about riding crop violations, going as far as suspensions. --Jockey Iggy Puglisi was suspended for two days (Feb. 1, 2) for excessive use of the riding crop once a horse has reached maximum placing. The stewards told Velez that they were “ratcheting up” riding crop violations. Espinoza used his riding crop 20 times from the 3/8th pole to the finish line.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 03, 2020 12:00 UTC