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Originally Posted by Parkview_Pirate
Watching the replay of the race, it appeared the horse may have won "on his own" - I didn't see any obvious jab of the buzzer with the accompanying swish of the tail. But he still may have used it, of course. But if he didn't, that's a heck of price to pay for just toting the hardware.
If the suspension of his license is held up, I assume that means Mejia can't apply for any other racetrack job, being barred from the grounds? Maybe he can be an exercise rider on a farm. A definite cut in pay on deck.
According to the Equibase database, he's 42 for 350 this year, with just over $1M in purse money. So that's about $60K from wins, plus whatever the going rate is for rides times 350.
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Like I mentioned before......
The fine is way too much on someone's life....
Looks like they are making an example for others.....
Maybe a 4 month ban and $150,000 fine is more sensible....
Let's see what the future holds for this ..
Mike
