Owner of Sheriff Brown A horse disqualified in the $200,000 win at the Albuquerque Handicap on September 24 for an equestrian violation from rider Oscar Ceballos, has officially appealed the ruling, which resulted in the forfeiting of the 108,000 prize money. dollars.
The loss of the wallet was due to a violation of Equestrian Safety and Integrity Authority rules first implemented in early July. Those rules limit jockey players to attacking their mounts six times, with penalties applied for violations.
One to three over-the-limit warnings, known as a Level 3 offense, resulting in a fine of $250 or 10% of the rider’s money, whichever is greater, and a maximum suspension. at least one day. Riders also accumulate points for infractions that can lead to additional penalties.
When crops used four or more times exceed the limit, jockeys will face higher fines and longer suspensions, and horses will be removed from their earnings. The second rule is one of the most criticized of the HISA regulations because of the financial penalty for the owner.
Downs At Albuquerque The stewards allege that Ceballos attacked the horse 11 times, 5 times over the limit, which is a Level 2 violation and was fined $2,160 (20% of the amount) and suspended for three days. Sheriff Brown trained by Todd Fincher to cross the rope first, a neck in the front Mine That Star . Sheriff Brown is the winner of the pari-mutuel bet, paying $7 to win as favorites.
The Paulick Report reports that three out of 10 other riders riding in the Albuquerque Handicap were sanctioned for a Class 3 riding offence.
Critics of these restrictions say that strikes can sometimes be difficult to distinguish from other forms of prompting, such as flagging (waving) crops for encouragement.
“We think we have at least a solid basis to discuss the appeal,” owner Joey Peacock, rider Sheriff Brown of Peacock Family Holdings, said at Churchill Downs October 1 “You win the $200,000 deposit race, and the next morning they tell you they’re going to take it from you. That’s a pretty bad thing. But we’ll work it out. that problem.”
Sheriff Brown’s connections in the winner’s circle after gelding over the first wire in Downs At Albuquerque Handicap
Peacock was in Churchill on Saturday to see Sheriff’s Brown’s half-brother Senor Buscador capture Ack Ack Stakes (G3), a Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1) Fans’ Cup challenge event at Keeneland November 5. Both horses are produced from Desert god mare Rose Desert .
Sheriff Brown, a 6-year-old child Curlin gelding, won the Sunland Park Handicap earlier this year. Last year, in one of his most notable races, he finished fourth in the 2021 TVG Pacific Classic Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.
There has been no appellate hearing on HISA-related rulings.
“HISA is receiving and actively reviewing appeals as they are filed, and the first round of appeals hearings will take place before the HISA board later this month,” said Liz Beadle, HISA spokeswoman, write in an email.
