The Arkansas Racing Commission handed out a pair of one-day suspensions for careless riding to jockeys Florent Geroux and Joel Rosario this weekend, according to rulings posted on the Association of Racing Commissioners International's online database.
Rosario's suspension stems from his ride aboard Mean Jakey in the ninth race on March 13, 2022. The Steve Asmussen trainee finished third, and was moved up via disqualification to second.
The Equibase chart states that Mean Jakey came in to bump another rival shortly after the start, then was steered out around the far turn and bothered a second rival. The disqualification stemmed from a third rival bothering Mean Jakey in the late stretch.
Rosario's scheduled suspension date is March 24.
Geroux's suspension stems from his ride aboard Wells Bayou in the eighth race on March 13, 2022. Trained by Brad Cox, the graded stakes-winning 5-year-old finished third in his second start off a 10-month layoff.
The Equibase chart states that Wells Bayou “showed the way into and through the first turn in the two-path, dueled the middle half while closest to the inside, began to weaken late in the final turn, managed to save the show.” The race replay suggests Geroux's suspension may have stemmed from a move early in the race, in which he have cut to the rail a bit early after the start, forcing another rider to check sharply.
Geroux's scheduled suspension date is March 31.
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