Jockey Ricardo Santana Jr. was arrested Monday, less than a week before he was scheduled to ride in the Breeders’ Cup World Championship races at Keeneland.
His jockey license was subsequently suspended by the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Commission, multiple media outlets reported.
Santana, 33, of Louisville, was charged with two counts of first-degree strangulation and two counts of fourth-degree assault, according to online Jefferson District Court records. All the charges were related to domestic violence…