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Rich Strike's Jockey Sonny Leon Receives Suspension For Careless Riding
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Sonny Leon, the rider who drove Rich Strike to an unrealistic Kentucky Derby win as a 80-1 remote chance, has been suspended for indiscreet riding.

Leon's suspension will endure only four days and can make them ride again when this Friday (he started serving the suspension on Monday). The choice to sideline Leon originates from a late April race at an Ohio track when it was resolved that the pony he was riding, One Glamorous Gal, purposefully obstructed one more pony during the race.

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Rich Strike (21), with Sonny Leon on board, is directed to the victor's circle in the wake of winning the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Stewards at Ohio's Thistledown Race Track depicted Leon's late April activities in that capacity: "intentionally and forcefully guided in towards the rail to obstruct on-coming ponies within." One Glamorous Gal completed third, however the spot was excluded in view of the infringement and the pony authoritatively completed 6th.

Leon's suspension is his fifth since September. The five suspensions have brought about 32 days of missed track time.

Jockey Sonny Leon rides Rich Strike in the victor's circle subsequent to winning the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Per the Associated Press, Leon's suspension - initially eight days however diminished to four since he didn't pursue - wouldn't keep him from riding Rich Strike at the Preakness in the not so distant future.

Rick Dawson, the pony's proprietor, alongside coach Eric Reed, have not set in stone assuming that they'll enter Rich Strike. Provided that this is true, Leon will be prepared to ride. "Our responsibility is to go where we should be, yet we don't go with those choices," Jeff Perrin, Leon's representative told the AP.