Racing at Aqueduct is expected to resume Thursday after a meeting Monday between the Jockeys’ Guild and New York Racing Association management was deemed “productive,” according to representatives from both organizations. The jockeys refused to ride the final eight races of Sunday’s card when NYRA management sent assistant clerk of scales Brian Pochman home after he expressed reservations about protocols put in place to weigh-in riders following a race. It’s unclear when these protocols, which include digitally and manually recording a jockey’s weight after a race is run, were put in place, but Sunday was believed to be Pochman’s first day operating under them. According to Meyocks, those who participated on the phone call were himself, jockeys John Velazquez, Javier Castellano, Kendrick Carmouche, and Flavien Prat, as well as NYRA president and CEO David O’Rourke and NYRA senior vice president of racing operations Andrew Offerman. Also participating on the call were New York’s three racing stewards – Braulio Baeza, Victor Escobar, and Cody Watkins. “This was an unfortunate event that impacted the trainers and owners who support NYRA throughout the year,” Meyocks, in a statement, said of Sunday’s decision by the jockeys to stop riding after the first race. “Today’s meeting was an opportunity to turn the page, and we thank David O’Rourke and his management team for their willingness to listen to the concerns of our membership and their commitment to a renewed level of communication with the riders. We look forward to the resumption of racing at Aqueduct on Thursday.” :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. NYRA spokesman Pat McKenna said, “NYRA was pleased to be able to participate in a productive meeting, and we look forward to a strong weekend of racing at Aqueduct.”  Saturday’s Aqueduct card has six stakes, including the Grade 2, $500,000 Cigar Mile.  On Sunday, Carmouche said the riders and valets were upset with the decision by management to send Pochman home after the first race. Carmouche further said moves by NYRA earlier in the year, including a decision to bar family members from being allowed in the jockeys’ room, were signs of disrespect from NYRA management.  “They don’t respect us, they don’t care about our feelings, they don’t care about making us feel like we’re the head of the sport because we are the jocks. We do make the show go on,” Carmouche said Sunday. “It’s the jockeys and the valets standing up for what’s right.” New York horsemen are seeking reimbursement from NYRA for expenses involved to ship horses and labor from Belmont to Aqueduct for horses that did not get the opportunity to race. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.