Jockey & Trainer News 2023

[Mylute]

Irad will be handed an Eclipse again this year. Just wait.

[brunanas]

Milton Pineda Banned 15 Years, Fined $195,000
https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/m ... ed-195000/

[BaroqueAgain1]

If you didn't already know that William Buick is an extraordinary rider, watch this:
https://www.racingpost.com/news/interna ... aM2w6BtMO/

[Starine]

Hall of Fame jockey Walter Blum dies at 89
https://www.drf.com/news/hall-fame-jock ... um-dies-89

[Northport]

Retained Ballydoyle jockey Seamie Heffernan is going freelance for the first time since 1996

https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/i ... Pyb3oqRqUk

[stark]

Santa Anita Park stewards March 17 fined owner/trainer Steve Knapp $1,000 and suspended him for 15 days from April 1-15 for violating California's training soundness rules after one of his unraced horses, Truest of True, had a fatal injury Jan. 18.

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... ium=social

[stark]

For Frankie Dettori fans.... https://twitter.com/i/status/1770857260891111660

[Missbeholder]

Just checked Equibase, and Flavien Prat now sits on top of the national jockey leaderboard in earnings with approximately $1.6M more than Irad! Of course, he helped his cause along with a very lucrative day yesterday sweeping the Fair Grounds Oaks and the Louisiana Derby.

And he's done it with only 166 mounts compared to Irad's 380. I know the year is still young, and this is very likely to change, but I think it's pretty cool!

[brunanas]

Levothyroxine Found in Diodoro Barn at Oaklawn Park
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... klawn-park

Robertino Diodoro, currently second in the Oaklawn Park trainer standings, has been cited for possession of the banned substance levothyroxine and faces up to a two-year suspension.

Diodoro has been summarily suspended until the case has been reviewed by HIWU's Internal Adjunction Panel and then by a federal administrative law judge.

Oaklawn Park president Louis Cella told BloodHorse that the substance was uncovered during a routine inspection of Diodoro's barn at the Hot Springs, Ark., track. Upon discovering the levothyroxine, Diodoro was told to leave the Oaklawn premises immediately and that all of the trainer's horses stabled at the track would need to be removed from the property as of March 31.

In recent cases adjudicated and posted on the HIWU website, trainers found in violation for levothyroxine have been issued lengthy suspensions, ranging from 14 months to two years. The most serious of these penalties was given to trainer Natalia Lynch, who was issued a two-year suspension and $25,000 fine last July when found in possession of levothyroxine in the form of Thyro-L.

[Tessablue]

Diodoro? No way! Next you'll tell me that Jamie Ness is up to no good.

(Diodoro had a 20-1 stakes winner today, owned by his layer, because the racing gods love nothing more than irony).

[Curtis]

Diodoro? No way! Next you'll tell me that Jamie Ness is up to no good.

(Diodoro had a 20-1 stakes winner today, owned by his layer, because the racing gods love nothing more than irony).

I’m not sure I know what a “layer” is nor should I enquire having been a married man for near 30 years.

I can bet a Baffert or a Miller but Diodoro I just can’t.

[Tessablue]

This week was the one-year anniversary of my brother-in-law's death, and I've spent it miserably in bed with covid. A single typo feels like a win at this point.

[Danniwolfe]

This week was the one-year anniversary of my brother-in-law's death, and I've spent it miserably in bed with covid. A single typo feels like a win at this point.

Hope ya feel.better soon

[Izvestia]

Diodoro? No way! Next you'll tell me that Jamie Ness is up to no good.

(Diodoro had a 20-1 stakes winner today, owned by his layer, because the racing gods love nothing more than irony).

Can’t stand him. Another black cloud in this industry.

[Squeaky]

This week was the one-year anniversary of my brother-in-law's death, and I've spent it miserably in bed with covid. A single typo feels like a win at this point.

Hope you feel better. Curtis she meant lawyer.

[Curtis]

This week was the one-year anniversary of my brother-in-law's death, and I've spent it miserably in bed with covid. A single typo feels like a win at this point.

Hope you feel better. Curtis she meant lawyer.

I figured as much., I thought maybe I was missing something the kids were saying nowadays .Get better Tessa. I have been fortunate to have thus far avoid COVID (knocking on my head). At my age my people can go at any time but fortunately we’ve all been hanging in there.

[Tessablue]

Thanks all. My first bout with it, not a fan. Yes, I meant lawyer.

[Starine]

Take care, Tessa. Hope you improve soon.

[Tessablue]

Thanks Starine, I appreciate it. Looking forward to seeing some consequences for Diodoro, that certainly helps me feel better!

[Squeaky]

Thanks Starine, I appreciate it. Looking forward to seeing some consequences for Diodoro, that certainly helps me feel better!

Hope you feel better! Sending warm soup and soft pillows and blankets your way.