In a trio of state-restricted turf stakes at Colonial Downs, Whenigettoheaven, Thundering, and Pink Ruby scored triumphs.
Paco Lopez won both Colonial Downs stakes Saturday, including an upset over Barbadian Runner aboard Inveigled in the Yorktown.
With Monmouth Park holding a day in his honor, Book’em Danno showed off for the hometown fans with a win in the Mr. Prospector Stakes.
Paco Lopez did not violate HISA whip rules when winning the Preakness, Maryland Racing Commission stewards said Friday.
Thanks to his first-ever Triple Crown race win — aboard Napoleon Solo in the Preakness — Paco Lopez has earned Jockeys’ Guild Jockey of the Week.
In a statement, PETA alleges that jockey Paco Lopez violated use-of-the-crop rules when winning the Preakness aboard Napoleon Solo.
Napoleon Solo rediscovered his 2-year-old form in a Preakness triumph for the history books Saturday at Laurel Park.
The Jockeys’ Guild today pushed back on HISA’s six-month suspension of Paco Lopez, calling it “uncalled for and beyond ludicrous.”
HISA has come down hard on Paco Lopez, hitting him with a 6-month suspension after the organization deemed him to have violated crop rules.
Jockey Paco Lopez won five races, including four Claiming Crown Preview events, on a banner day at Colonial Downs.