Sports
After 10 Years of Trouble Since Derby Victory Aboard Sunday Silence, Pat Valenzuela Seeks to Mount One More Comeback
April 25, 1999
Don’t expect to see jockey Pat Valenzuela around the race track for quite some time.
Nov. 4, 1990
The New Mexico Racing Commission said Tuesday that Pat Valenzuela has been denied a jockey’s license because he tested positive for cocaine.
May 18, 1988
Owner Allen Paulson said Saturday that suspended jockey Pat Valenzuela would no longer ride as the contract jockey for his stable.
March 21, 1993
Chairman of horse racing board steps in, says jockey can resume riding on April 25.
April 17, 2004
California
Pat Valenzuela, the troubled former jockey with a history of substance abuse and suspensions, was charged Tuesday with allegedly robbing a cab driver of $150 at gunpoint.
March 3, 1999
The jockeys of the two top horses in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby are a study in contrasts, both on and off the track.
May 5, 1989
The New Mexico Racing Commission Wednesday overturned a board of stewards’ ruling that denied Pat Valenzuela a license to ride in New Mexico because a urinalysis he took was positive for cocaine.
May 19, 1988
The Jockeys’ Guild, which represents most of the riders in the United States, voted Tuesday to send a letter to Pat Valenzuela, warning him that he could be expelled from the organization.
Dec. 5, 1990
Jockey Pat Valenzuela, who hasn’t ridden since Nov. 2 and who was suspended indefinitely Nov. 15, was set down for six months by the Hollywood Park Board of Stewards Saturday.
Dec. 23, 1990