NAKATANI SHOVES BARBER; HEARING SET.Corey Nakatani ''' Corey S. Nakatani (born October 21, 1970 in Covina, California, United States) is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. As of 2006, Nakatani has won more than 3000 races including the Kentucky Oaks twice, the Canadian International Stakes, the Dubai Golden , who appeared to shove fellow rider Ryan Barber off his horse as they slowed after the seventh race here Sunday, is scheduled to face a track stewards' hearing today. Barber fell near the rail in the clubhouse turn. He complained of soreness in his neck and missed the last two races. ``He just pushed me off the horse,'' Barber said. ``There's no call for things like this.'' Nakatani indicated he thought Barber endangered en·dan·ger tr.v. en·dan·gered, en·dan·ger·ing, en·dan·gers 1. To expose to harm or danger; imperil. 2. To threaten with extinction. him during the race, in which both finished out of the money, and had caused recent falls by Nakatani and David Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the . Witnesses said Alex Solis Alex O. Solis (born March 25, 1964 in Panama City, Panama) is a jockey based in the United States. He currently lives in Glendora, California and rides predominantly in Southern California. He first gained national prominence when he won the 1986 Preakness Stakes with Snow Chief. confronted Nakatani in the jockeys' room after the incident Sunday and the two traded blows, bloodying Nakatani's lip. Nakatani, 26, one of the circuit's leading riders, was involved in another unusual incident in 1996. He drew a five-day suspension and $500 fine for misuse of the whip on a horse who then sustained a fatal breakdown following a Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
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