DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Jockey Garrett Gomez has been cleared to resume riding at Del Mar after a recent fine and suspension for missing mounts while being treated for a relapse of alcohol problems.
Gomez was allowed by track stewards to exercise two horses on Friday. He is set to ride in three races on Saturday and four on Sunday.
The 41-year-old jockey says he’s glad to have his suspension behind him and is ready to restart his career. The stewards allowed him to return after he received medical clearance from a doctor treating him for substance abuse.
Gomez’s agent, Tony Matos, says he has booked a mount for Gomez aboard Farraaj in the $1 million Pacific Classic on Aug. 25, a race that the jockey has won four times.