Jockey Kent Desormeaux has been suspended one racing day for a careless riding infraction by stewards in Arkansas.
The ruling, issued April 24, cites the tenth race at Oaklawn on April 22 and states that Desormeaux “allow[ed] his horse to cross into the path of another horse without sufficient clearance.”
Desormeaux was aboard Stilleto Boy in the tenth race, which was the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap. According to the chart, Stilleto Boy broke on top and was the early leader by a narrow margin over Classic Causeway. Rival Last Samurai made a rail move coming out of the final turn to Desormeaux's inside and Stilleto Boy crowded him slightly. Then, as Desormeaux and Stilleto Boy corrected for that contact, they made light contact with the left shoulder of Charge It to their outside. Stilleto Boy and Last Samurai continued their duel but were out-powered by eventual winner Proxy to the outside.
The stewards launched an inquiry into the race just after the finish but made no change to the order of finish. Last Samurai was second and Stilleto Boy was third. Charge It was fifth.
Desormeaux is scheduled to serve the one-day suspension on April 29. He has mounts scheduled for Santa Anita on April 28.
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