I don’t have much to say here. Jeremy Rose, who rode Afleet Alex so masterfully in 2004 and 2005, has been suspended for 6 months for whipping his mount IN THE FACE. He strikes her not once but twice with the whip in his left hand. She has since been taken to the Bolton Medical Center and is expected to recover without loss of her eyesight. In this video, a head on view, you can see the horse (Rose is wearing yellow, the color of cowardace) on the rail at about :55 seconds. Then at 1:00 he hits her and she jerks her head to the right. Then he hits her again and she runs across traffic, endangering other horses and riders.
I’ve always liked Jeremy Rose, but no more. This is inexcusable. Period.
