Kendrick Carmouche Fined $5,500, Suspended One Day For Whip Use In Manhattan
Jockey Kendrick Carmouche will not appeal a Horseracing Safety and Integrity Authority ruling that gave him a single-day suspension and a $5,500 fine for striking Deterministic seven times, one over the six strike limit, when winning the Grade 1 Manhattan Stakes last Sunday at Saratoga, reported the Daily Racing Form on June 12.
HISA whip regulations dictate that 1-3 strikes over the limit results in a $250 fine or 10 percent of the jockey's portion of the purse earnings, whichever is greater, as well as a one-day suspension.
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In the $1 million Manhattan, Deterministic's connections earned $550,000 for the victory; Carmouche's portion of that purse money was $55,000. Thus, 10 percent of the purse equates to a $5,500 fine.
"I'm not going to appeal it, I did go over,' Carmouche told DRF. 'What I don't understand is why you got to get a fine and a day; aren't they taking enough from you from by taking $5,500 from you.
This is Carmouche's sixth whip violation since HISA's implementation. His last whip violation came aboard Hot Fudge when winning the 2024 Correction Stakes at Aqueduct in March of 2024.
Read more at drf.com.
This story was originally reported by Paulick Report on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
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