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Delta Downs jockey cheats, goes to jail

Posted on 6/1/25 at 7:40 pm
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20723 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 7:40 pm
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A racehorse jockey found himself fleeing State Police on Saturday as a result of an investigation into cheating allegations at the Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino near Lake Charles.

Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Gaming Enforcement Division were conducting post-race checks of each jockey when 41-year-old Ricardo Hernandez-Perez, of Vinton, bolted from the stables. During his brief escape attempt, the jockey removed a battery-operated shocking device from his clothing and tossed it into one of the horse stalls, State Police said. 

Officers quickly apprehended Hernandez-Perez and booked him into the Calcasieu Correctional Center. He faces charges of unnatural stimulation of a horse. Louisiana law prohibits the possession or use of devices designed to unnaturally stimulate, depress, or excite a racehorse before or during a race. The law also extends to racetrack stables, sheds and other facilities where eligible horses are kept.

If convicted, Hernandez-Perez could face a fine ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 and a prison sentence of one to five years.



Sometimes, I feel like cheaters in other sports should also go to jail.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80052 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 7:45 pm to
The trash can banging Astros got off easy.
Posted by 9Fiddy
19th Hole
Member since Jan 2007
66476 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 7:53 pm to
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charges of unnatural stimulation of a horse.


Kinky
Posted by TackySweater
Member since Dec 2020
24650 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 7:53 pm to
They go to jail for cheating on racing?
Posted by Woodlands Tigah
Tejas
Member since Mar 2021
1002 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 8:31 pm to
He's supposed to drop it on the track like the other jockeys
Posted by ChestRockwell
In the heart of horse country
Member since Jul 2021
7041 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 8:38 pm to
Gerard Melancon and the Patin bros patented the machine. They were pros at using them. Shite like that has been going on for years in Louisiana.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
46425 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 9:04 pm to
You can't frick with the gamblers
Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
Member since Feb 2007
107546 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 9:07 pm to
His dad played forr rhe yankees.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
20868 posts
Posted on 6/1/25 at 11:50 pm to
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unnatural stimulation of a horse


You really don’t want that on your record. Anyone who sees it on the rap sheet will wonder what kind of deviant sex you had with that horse.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
148396 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 12:13 am to
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Ricardo Hernandez-Perez


Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
40430 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:43 am to
Ricardo can’t hold a candle to ole Sylvester Carmouche. Delta Downs has an interesting history of scandalous behavior.
Posted by RohanGonzales
Member since Apr 2024
8337 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:25 am to
Man cheating at a 3rd rate track at 41 years old

This kid's career is going places!
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
12820 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 7:01 am to
This is kind of funny because I have some close friends in Vinton and they have long told me never to throw money at DD. It was all crooked.
Posted by slidingstop
Member since Jan 2025
1731 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 11:23 am to
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Shite like that has been going on for years in horse racing.



FIFY
Posted by ChestRockwell
In the heart of horse country
Member since Jul 2021
7041 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:00 pm to
In Louisiana, especially at Delta and Evangeline, its the norm
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20723 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 5:24 pm to
I remembered that these guys went to jail, but I can't think of any other examples. Are there any other sports where cheating can get you sent to jail?

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Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
69730 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:02 pm to
Is there no sport were there is no cheating?


I remember the chess cheating scandal. Now jockeys are shocking horses.


Posted by Double Oh
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2008
23389 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:15 pm to
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They go to jail for cheating on racing?



yep
Posted by Double Oh
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2008
23389 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:16 pm to
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He's supposed to drop it on the track like the other jockeys



Yep
Posted by Woodlands Tigah
Tejas
Member since Mar 2021
1002 posts
Posted on 6/2/25 at 6:33 pm to
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In Louisiana, especially at Delta and Evangeline, its the norm


Wait until they find out about the jockey races!
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