the racing commission can only suspend an individual for up to five years


last paragraph:
http://www.drf.com/news/chapa-suspen...xas-commission

If 53 guys got caught, how many were there that didn't get caught? I highly doubt they catch more than 1%. If they catch 1%, that would mean that there were 5.300 cases. I was recently reading some comments from a former jockey who is now a trainer. He was riding in Kentucky in the last 10 years. He said that there were some jocks who all the other riders knew were carrying devices. Yet he said there were never any raids on the jockeys' room and there were never guys being frisked or anything like that. So how is anybody ever going to get caught? As I said before, I doubt they catch more than 1%.

Frankly, I don't care what you 'believe' about the rate of those caught, or how many use it. Its banned and should treated accordingly. If its a constant issue like you suggest, then I guess I need to question putting one more red cent thru the windows.
I don't wish to think that's the case, and the hundreds of thousands of races in the time span, with 53 caught, does not indicate rampant use as you think there is. The numbers don't back up your belief. And how many are repeat offenders?
Or are we to assume that since some get caught, they're all using them?
Based on your assertion, that's one buzzer every 154 races. Is that enough to be considered 'common'? Where do you get your numbers? Mine are from that site...

Chapa still listed in top 10 jocks at SHRP meet,:zz:

Roman Chapa 7 5 1 1 71.43 100.00 $129,800

Good to know tho that he most likely is done for good...i cannot imagine him getting reinstated.

Boy, it took over a month. But the question finally came.

I wasn't implying that they're all using them. At the majors tracks like Santa Anita and Belmont I don't think that too many jockeys use them. I think it happens occasionally but I don't think the use is rampant.

With regard to your assertion that "the numbers don't back up my belief" that only a very small percentage of people using them were caught, I don't know how you come to that conclusion. If investigators are not really taking any proactive measures to catch people, then how could anyone come to any conclusion other than only a small percentage have been caught?

I am going to give you an analogy. If a security guard at a concert attended by 10,000 people frisks 100 random attendees and finds that 5 of them have marijuana, what conclusion would you draw about how many people at that concert probably have marijuana on them? If they only checked 100 out of 10,000 and they caught a total of 5 people, would you assume that only 5 people at the concert had marijuana?

The photographer deserves an Eclipse Award.

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most likely Chapa would still be riding...and buzzing if it was not for the photo and the photographer reporting the sighting :tro:

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when chapa saw it, he actually requested the photo be taken down--that it 'didn't look good'.
nope, sure doesn't.

Anyone have a list of the 53 jockeys?

Hard to believe that 53 jockeys were caught in thoroughbred racing and got lengthy suspensions yet no one can name more than a handful?

One guy gets caught and it makes national news.

I highly doubt the Grey Rag could name the jocks "caught."

good point.

maybe they could ask Gary Stevens what he handed to holy roller Pat Day after thunder gulch won the derby.

Rosary beads

Fined $100k


"Chuck Trout, executive director of the Texas Racing Commission, used his authority under commission rule 309.67 to increase the fine against banned jockey Roman Chapa to $100,000 in connection a ruling earlier this week that handed out the maximum penalty – a five-year suspension and $25,000 fine – that stewards could apply for possession of a prohibited electrical device in a race."

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/pe...ine-to-100000/

Being accused now of buzzing Quiet Acceleration in 2014 Richard King Stake as well.

http://www.paulickreport.com/news/th...d-king-stakes/

Seems they could look into every race he's ever ridden at this point. He's got no one to blame but himself if they did. He's a cheater, so now everything he has ever done or will do will be suspect.

Ray Paulick reporting on Twitter that Chapa has received a jockey license at Arapahoe

Jockey Roman Chapa, suspended three times for use of illegal stimulating devices on horses (a nail in 1994, electric shocking devices in 2007 and 2015) was licensed and permitted to ride today at Arapahoe Park in Colorado. He served a five-year suspension on 2015 charge.

This guy has a rap sheet longer than my arm....he shouldn't be allowed to jockey anymore, excercise rider, hotwalker, I dont care but he is a animal abuser and a cheat, times over, the sport would be better off without him than with him....

Just scored on Parolee, a 20-1 ml bet down to 8/5 :eek: