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Apprentice Axel Concepcion Appeals Second 30-Day ‘Careless Riding’ Suspension From Delaware Stewards
The Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission has issued a second 30-day suspension to apprentice jockey Axel Concepcion for careless riding, penalizing the 18-year-old for incidents that occurred just under two weeks apart at Delaware Park.
Concepcion was aboard Backwoods Boogie for trainer Mary Eppler in a starter optional claiming event, race seven at Delaware Park on Sept. 21. Concepcion and Backwoods Boogie broke from the far outside stall in the field of 11, scheduled for one mile on the turf course. The stewards found that Concepcion was “extremely careless in failing to control his mount, Backwoods Boogie, leaving the starting gate, impeding several horses, and causing the horse Trumpence to fall, which resulted in a fatal injury to Trumpence.”
The race was immediately suspended and declared no contest, due to the fallen horse. No injury was reported to jockey Nik Juarez, who was aboard Trumpence.
This first suspension was reduced to 21 days because Concepcion did not appeal the sanction, according to his agent, Tom Stift. The 21 calendar days to be served are scheduled for Oct. 6 through and including Oct. 26.
A second 30-day suspension was issued for an incident that occurred at Delaware Park on Oct. 4. Riding Speargun for trainer Jamie Ness in race six, a starter optional claiming event, the stewards found that Concepcion used “poor judgement in riding his horse into a very tight spot in the middle of the far turn, causing his horse to push a rival over heels, resulting in the rival to fall and unseating the rider.”
The fallen horse was Golden Gulley, ridden by jockey Jeiron Barbosa; the Equibase chart states that Golden Gulley walked off the track under his own power. No injury was reported to Barbosa. The chart also states that no head-on replay of the race was available.
The 30 calendar days set out in the ruling are Nov. 2 through Dec. 1, inclusive. Though the DTRC ruling allows for a reduction of days from 30 to 21 if the rider “waives” his right to an appeal, agent Stift said Concepcion had retained lawyer Drew Mollica to represent him in an appeal against this second 30-day suspension.
Concepcion also received a one-day suspension from racing, set for Nov. 1, over HISA whip violations from the third race on Oct. 4.
Concepcion, a native of Puerto Rico, has ridden 176 winners from 880 starters in 2023, and won the leading rider title at the Laurel Park Spring Meet earlier this year.
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‘We’ll See How The Puzzle Comes Up’: Classic, Dirt Mile Both Viable Options For Comeback Winner Practical Move
Idle since winning the Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 8, trainer Tim Yakteen's Practical Move returned to action in a big way on Friday at Santa Anita, as he waltzed to a four-length victory in a one mile classified allowance, getting the trip under Ramon Vazquez in 1:35.14.
Yakteen told the Daily Racing Form on Sunday that no decision has been made as to which Breeders' Cup race the 3-year-old would target. On the table are both the 1 1/4-mile Classic and the Dirt Mile.
“We'll see how the puzzle comes up,” Yakteen told DRF. “It's a long four weeks.”
By the Into Mischief stallion Practical Joke out of the Afleet Alex mare Ack Naughty, Practical Move, who was bred in Kentucky by Chad Brown and Head of Plains Partners, now has five wins from eight starts. With Friday's winner's share of $39,000 from total purse money of $65,000, Practical Move now has earnings of $923,200.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form.
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Catching Up with 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Winner Good Magic
Good Magic entered the GI Juvenile a maiden; he came out a Breeders' Cup winner. He's making an even bigger splash at stud. A little more than six weeks before his first crop turned up GI Kentucky Derby winner Mage, he had this year's priciest OBSMAR 2-year-old. That $2-million colt is now GISW Muth and will be one of the favorites for this year's Juvenile.
“The odds are rare to buy a horse and have it become an important stallion,” said Hill 'n' Dale's John Sikura of Good Magic. “Intuitively you like what you like and hope it works out. The progeny will do it or they won't. You can only drive as many good mares to him as you can to give him the opportunity. Obviously we have a vested interest so we believe he had a strong potential, but the multiplicity of stakes winners, colts and fillies, early and late, a Derby winner… He's been in demand every year, but this year he will breed the highest quality of mares. He'll have the best opportunities. We're hoping the success then will be multiplied.”
Good Magic (2015 chestnut horse, Curlin–Glinda the Good, by Hard Spun)
Lifetime record: Ch. 2yo colt, MGISW, 9-3-3-1, $2,945,000
Breeders' Cup connections: B-Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings LLC (KY); O-e Five Racing Thoroughbreds & Stonestreet Stables LLC; T-Chad Brown; J-Jose Ortiz.
Current location: Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa, Paris, Ky.
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