Jockey Amador suspended three days for failing to ride to finish

Jockey Silvio Amador was given a three-day suspension by Los Alamitos stewards on Sunday for failing to ride Wicked Sunset to the finish of a $6,250 claiming race at 5 1/2 furlongs in Saturday’s third race.

Wicked Sunset was closing with interest when Amador rose from the saddle as the field passed an infield placing judge’s stand in the final sixteenth. Amador rode 5-2 Wicked Sunset more vigorously in the final strides, but finished three-quarters of a length behind pacesetter Back Beauty ($6.40).

In the decision, the stewards cited a rule that Amador’s ride cost Wicked Sunset a better position.

Amador’s suspension covers racing days on Sept. 19 and Sept. 23-24.

Amador, 39, is based in Northern California. Wicked Sunset was his first mount at Los Alamitos. Later on Saturday, Amador won the eighth race on Swift Nonni.

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