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Arcadia Weekly Sep 26, 2016
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Alex Solis. – Courtesy photo
At about 6:39 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, Arcadia officers responded to a battery call at the Santa Anita Race Track.
Both parties were still there. The victim, Jockey Alex Solis, advised he was pushed to the ground by the suspect, who is a local trainer. The victim made a private person’s arrest of the suspect.
The suspect was identified as Steven Jiro Miyadi, a 59-year-old resident of Arcadia.
Miyadi was charged with a violation of PC 242 – battery. Miyadi was booked at the Arcadia Police Department and then released with a citation to appear in court.
On Monday, the California Horse Racing Board (Board) issued an order suspending the license of trainer Miyada, pursuant to Business and Professions Code, section 494(a)(2) and the terms of the stipulated settlement between Miyadi and the Board.
The Board took this action after Miyadi shoved Commissioner Alex Solis to the ground, while complaining about the suspension he received from the Board through the stipulated settlement. Miyadi’s 30-day suspension, which lasted from Aug. 7 to Sept. 5, resulted from one of his horses testing positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine, according to a report in the Daily Racing Form.
