Valenzuela Named to Ride Two Horses at Delta Downs
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Jockey Patrick Valenzuela, who last rode competitively 22 months ago in California and had expressed hopes of a comeback during the Crosby Meeting, has been named to ride two entries at Louisiana’s Delta Downs Nov. 19, according to the Paulick Report.
Valenzuela, 53, was suspended Feb. 7, 2014 for failing to appear before the California Horse Racing Board over charges that he did not show up for a pair of scheduled mounts at Santa Anita two weeks earlier.
The five-time Del Mar riding champion, who guided Sunday Silence to Kentucky Derby and Preakness victories in 1989 and has seven Breeders’ Cup victories to his credit, was granted a license to exercise horses in a CHRB ruling issued on August 6. The ruling stipulated that Valenzuela’s jockey license would remain suspended through October 31 and an application for reinstatement then would be subject to CHRB review and procedures.
On October 28, the eve of the start of the Bing Crosby meeting, Valenzuela said he had his weight down to 123 with a goal of 119 and a return to riding early this month. A CHRB spokesman said there was no record of Valenzuela having taken steps for reinstatement in California.
Source: Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
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