Jockey Paco Lopez has been suspended from racing for 14 days after Gulfstream Park managers found him guilty of careless riding in Youth S.’s GII Fasig-Tipton Fountain on Saturday, the track announced Thursday. Private. The driver will be trialled for the remainder of the Championship Encounter.
Lopez was crowned the final runner-up During due (Not this time) as fields of 3-year-olds cluster at the far fork of the Fountain of Youth. In time to move out, this seems to be the cause Tall oak wood (Gormley), under Junior Alvarado, to clamp his heels and fall. Galt (Medaglia d’Oro) and driver Joel Rosario fell while trying to avoid High Oak falling.
The managers reviewed the incident after the race, but did not change the order of the finish.
In announcing Lopez’s suspension on Wednesday, Gulfstream Parks also announced that additional cameras will be added and installed in the near future to give managers better visibility into each race. on land, grass and Tapeta.
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