{"id":2347,"date":"2026-05-19T20:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/peta-calls-for-investigation-into-jockey-aboard-preakness-winner\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:33:47","slug":"peta-calls-for-investigation-into-jockey-aboard-preakness-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/peta-calls-for-investigation-into-jockey-aboard-preakness-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"PETA calls for investigation into jockey aboard Preakness winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>PETA called on the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to strip Preakness-winning jockey Paco Lopez of his race winnings for alleged violations of whip use rules while steering Napoleon Solo to victory Saturday in the 151st Preakness Stakes. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/how-rashee-rices-latest-legal-issue-impacts-the-chiefs\/\">How Rashee Rice\u2019s Latest Legal Issue Impacts the Chiefs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lopez earned a $120,000 share of the winner&#8217;s purse for being aboard the winner during the Preakness Stakes at Laurel Park.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to PETA, after reviewing frame-by-frame video of Napoleon Solo&#8217;s run, Lopez raised his whip hand over his helmet to strike the horse three times in an explicit violation of HISA rules. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>PETA said in a statement the request for a formal inquiry included still photos and video evidence from the Preakness. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/michigans-morez-johnson-staying-in-nba-draft-3\/\">Michigan\u2019s Morez Johnson staying in NBA draft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lopez has a history of whip violations, and he was only recently reinstated from a six-month suspension for violating the same rule PETA flagged in the Preakness. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The HISA guide relative to whip use includes &#8220;Rule 2280(c)(1), (c) A Jockey shall not: (1) raise the crop with the Jockey&#8217;s wrist above the Jockey&#8217;s helmet when using the crop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lopez, 40, was horse racing&#8217;s leading jockey in 2025 with 300 wins when he was suspended in September 2025 for raising of the whip over his helmet at Saratoga Race Course last August. That was a violation of his conditional reinstatement from a suspension for breaking the whipping rule in December 2024 at Parx Casino and Resort in Bensalem, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/michigans-morez-johnson-staying-in-nba-draft-2\/\">Michigan\u2019s Morez Johnson staying in NBA draft<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>Copyright 2026 Field Level Media. All Rights Reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 19, 2026 at 12:07 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PETA called on the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to strip Preakness-winning jockey Paco Lopez of his race winnings for alleged violations of whip use rules while steering Napoleon Solo to victory Saturday in the 151st Preakness Stakes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PETA calls for investigation into jockey aboard Preakness winner - 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