Today’s digital edition of The Saratoga Special previews all of the Whitney Day action, including Tom's d'Etat taking on Travers winner Code of Honor, California's Improbable, and By My Standards, selections from Saratoga's leading handicappers, the Fasig-Tipton Stable Tour with leading trainer Christophe Clement, Sean Clancy's shopping spree report in his Cup of Coffee column and much more. This issue is one you don’t want to miss!
Category: Horse Racing News
Horse racing tips TODAY: The best bets at Goodwood, Newmarket, Chepstow and Hamilton
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Desormeaux Excluded From Del Mar After Non-Racing Incident
Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux, who by his own admission has battled alcoholism during his riding career, has been excluded until further notice by management of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calif., according to published reports.
Desormeaux, 50, allegedly was involved in a fight on Del Mar fairgrounds property in an area where campers and trailers house racing personnel during the meet.
He was taken off one mount on Friday's card. Two other horses he was scheduled to ride were scratched.
“Our action is not related to anything in racing, but rather to conduct which we don't feel is consistent with our standards,” Del Mar CEO Joe Harper told Bloodhorse.com.
Desormeaux has won three races from 14 mounts during the current Del Mar meet that began on July 10. The Louisiana native had been riding at Golden Gate Fields in Northern California after a brief stint at Fair Grounds in New Orleans that yielded only one victory over the winter.
Desormeaux has expressed a desire to become the all-time leading Cajun jockey. Retired Hall of Famer Eddie Delahoussaye leads his fellow Louisiana riders with 6,384 victories. Desormeaux needs more than 300 wins to pass Delahoussaye, but has exceeded 100 wins a year just twice in the last decade. He won 36 races in 2019 and just 28 so far this year.
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Kentucky Judge Vacates Lasix Lawsuit Ruling
Franklin County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate on Friday vacated his own ruling from June which dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Kentucky Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association against Churchill Downs and Keeneland for implementing rules prohibiting the race-day use of Lasix in 2-year-olds, according to published reports. The KHBPA had sought a temporary injunction to prevent the rules from being implemented, but Wingate ruled June 1 that the organization lacked standing to bring the litigatation. In his Friday ruling, Wingate agreed with the KHBPA’s argument that it had not been given sufficient time to address the issue of its standing in the matter. His ruling paves the way for the lawsuit to continue with a date for oral arguments expected to be announced within the next 10 days.
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