Hansen’s 2nd Bid to Ride at Golden Gate Is Denied
Jockey Ron Hansen’s request for a temporary restraining order that would allow him to race at Golden Gate Fields has been denied for a second time.
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Demetrios Agretelis ruled Tuesday that Hansen hadn’t exhausted his administrative remedies to challenge a Feb. 4 decision by the Albany race course denying Hansen access in attempting to prove the San Francisco Bay area’s leading jockey bribed other riders to manipulate races.
A California Horse Racing Board referee held a hearing in mid-February in which the track’s case against Hansen was presented. He is expected to make a recommendation on the case to the board this week.
Hansen’s attorney, James Basin, contends the jockey is being irreparably damaged by not being allowed to ride while his case is pending.
Hansen, 30, was a leading jockey at Bay Meadows last season.
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