Apprentice How Yang was on Monday handed a one-month suspension for his ride on AMARO UNO in a Class 5 - 1600m handicap in Penang on Mar 9.

AMARO UNO (Festival Hall - Jeune Edition by Jeune), trained by Leong Poh Keong, finished fifth to JERAM LIONCITY and missed out on fourth placing by a head.

Stewards concluded an inquiry at the Perak Turf Club on Monday. How Yang, the rider of AMARO UNO, in the presence of his master, trainer Loh Kin Kuen, pleaded guilty to a charge under MRA Rule 44(6) for failing to ride his horse out to the end of the race to the satisfaction of the Stewards in that whilst riding AMARO UNO in the above race, he stopped riding approximately three strides prior to the winning post, thereby losing fourth position.