It must be getting harder for Patrick Valenzuela to make weight.  He had to resort to shaving all the hair from his body.  I love Pat as a rider, but c\'mon man.

shanahan: PV better just face the music...in spite of all the CA owners, I believe he is solely responsible for the dwindling jock colony, and the retirement (unannounced) of a really fine jockey, and the continued turnstile of jocks to So. Ca.....prove me wrong, guys & gals.

4singles2all: \"My hair isn\'t long enough to test,\" he said. \"They never asked me to grow hair. It\'s not my fault. I\'m really irate.\"

This guy is an abomination to the sport. I hope he is gone for good now.

OPM: I like the guy very much but as I\'ve said in a previous post he has a bad disease and he will lie, cheat and do whatever his mind tells him to do so he won\'t be caught.  I hope the ban is permanent and he is adequately treated so he won\'t end up like Antley but I would not be surprised!!!