Two weeks after he could have resumed riding, jockey Tyler Baze
remains suspended because he has not completed the terms of a ruling
issued by Los Alamitos stewards in October for failing to take a
Breathalyzer test during the summer.
According to Los Alamitos stewards, Baze has yet to fulfill a 30-day
residency rehabilitation program that was part of a ruling they issued
on Oct. 28. The ruling stated that Baze, 29, was suspended for 90 days,
retroactive to Sept. 1, for failing to take a Breathalyzer test at Del
Mar. The jockey was cited for failing to abide by a testing agreement,
conduct detrimental to racing, and for lying to Del Mar stewards about
the circumstances of a missed Breathalyzer test on Sept. 1.
The 90-day term of Baze’s suspension ended on Nov. 29, and the jockey
could have resumed riding then if he had completed the 30-day residency
rehabilitation program. The Oct. 28 ruling also stated that Baze must
undergo counseling administered by the Winner’s Foundation, an
organization that supports racing industry participants with substance
abuse problems.
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