Jockey gets 2½ years in cocaine case

[truebluefan]

Jockey Norberto Arroyo Jr. has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison in a cocaine-possession case that unfolded a few blocks from New York's Saratoga Race Course.

The 33-year-old Arroyo was in the Saratoga County jail Saturday, awaiting transfer to the state prison system. He was sentenced Friday.

He pleaded guilty in March to a drug-possession charge. It stems from a traffic stop last August near the race course. He'd been riding at Saratoga during its six-week racing season.

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[Burlesque]

Unfortunately this has been an issue in the jockey colony for many years. I can only imagine how difficult it is to keep your weight down for so many years. Definitely a tough way to make a living.