"During the past year, the guild settled a lawsuit with the paralyzed jockey Gary Birzer, who alleged that the guild did not notify riders that it had failed to renew an insurance policy covering jockeys for catastrophic injuries. Earlier this year, the guild also settled a lawsuit with Churchill Downs that alleged the organization violated anti-trust laws by organizing two walkout at Churchill-owned tracks in 2004. As a result of the settlement, Churchill resumed making payments to the guild after a two-year hiatus."
I think that it is safe to say that he "has done enough" and has "nothing left to prove". Yet another example of one of the stars of the racing world not making it past their first full year...
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