race delay

Riders and valets at Aqueduct delayed the start of Sunday's card by 14 minutes after refusing to saddle and ride because of a dispute with management over the status of a jockey's room employee, according to DRF Sunday. Valet Harry Rice told DRF that Fernando Rivera, who works in the jockey's room as a part-time valet/laundry person, was asked by NYRA not to come in Sunday. To offer some context, Rice explained that Rivera is close to having enough hours to join the union, which would make him eligible to...