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Colts Neck Stables National Law, the horse jockey Paco Lopez hit with his whip after a race in December, will run in Saturday's Haskell Stakes.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The winning jockey in this year’s Kentucky Derby is facing a fine and suspension for his treatment of winning horse Sovereignty, who was trained in Marion County.

Kentucky's six-whip limit was instituted in 2020, in response to the wave of scrutiny inspired by the spate of horse deaths at the Santa Anita race track in 2019.

Mixedwave is not the first horse to be disqualified. That ignominy went to Lunar Discovery who was second in a bumper at Ayr on Valentine’s Day when Charlotte Jones used her whip 11 times.

That’s because jockey Oscar Ceballos crossed a threshold with his use of the whip 11 times that triggered penalties, not just for him as the rider, but also for the horse and his owner.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby on May 3.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby on May 3. Alvarado was fined ...

Riders who violate the six-whip limit typically receive a $250 fine or 10% deduction of the jockey's portion of the purse - whichever is greater. Alvarado claimed $310,000 in winnings.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Jockey Junior Alvarado is considering appealing a fine and suspension for using his whip eight times on Sovereignty in winning the Kentucky Derby on May 3.