Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
According to the AP (via the NY Times) a jockey was suspended for 30 days and fine $1,000 for kicking his horse in the stomach.
"The decision came ... after a disciplinary hearing for kicking the 2-year-old colt, Yes Yes Ohyes, in the stomach before a race."
First, bad name for anything ... including a horse. Second what do we think Yes Yes Ohyes had done to cause his jockey to kick him? Third, isn't a horse's stomach pretty high? Was it a scissor kick?
Lastly, this. The jockey's agent said "officials overreacted because [the jockey's] kick was televised, prompting fans who saw the act to call the track and complain."
Which leads us to wonder: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania what is the normal penalty for a non-televised kick to the stomach?
"The decision came ... after a disciplinary hearing for kicking the 2-year-old colt, Yes Yes Ohyes, in the stomach before a race."
First, bad name for anything ... including a horse. Second what do we think Yes Yes Ohyes had done to cause his jockey to kick him? Third, isn't a horse's stomach pretty high? Was it a scissor kick?
Lastly, this. The jockey's agent said "officials overreacted because [the jockey's] kick was televised, prompting fans who saw the act to call the track and complain."
Which leads us to wonder: In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania what is the normal penalty for a non-televised kick to the stomach?
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