NYRA bans Eric Guillot

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Originally Posted by Dahoss

Why not at least try and get the facts before posting?

Grape Soda isn’t racist. Saying you named it in honor of Ken Rudolph and then making a racist comment about the horses workout shows what his intentions were. Once he got called on it he changed his tune.

Honestly....good riddance. He’s not funny and has been saying racist stuff for a long time.

From the Bloodhorse article:

"Originally the horse was named Kersetter before a Dec. 29 change at Guillot's suggestion to Grape Soda —which can be used as a racist term for a drink stereotypically associated with Black people." (emphasis added)

A check of Urban Dictionary confirms that "Grape Soda" is often used in a derogatory way.