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Originally Posted by bobphilo
I don't recall the exact year but it was several years ago and and the rule may have changed. His thinking was that he felt he was guilty and could not in good conscience use any way to delay punishment to avoid missing the race
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I recall this as being true, and it shows the respect he had for the sport and the rules that is missing today. With trainers able to designate their assistant as a trainer during a suspension, to the joke of a suspension given to Desormeaux, seems that the governing bodies of this sport do not want to deal out real punishment, only token penalty's.