SoCal -

The role of riders in this is interesting. I have heard Richard Migliore say on the Fox show that riders prefer that the stewards call an inquiry without them having to first make an objection. That way the offended rider is not responsible for what happens to the offender (with whom he shares a locker room).

With respect to this particular incident, I was watching the Fox show, on and off, (on YouTube) when it happened. Later in the show, when they cut to Migliore, he said he had just been talking to Kendrick Carmouche about the incident. Migliore noted that the riders in behind have a front-row seat to see what happened, but he did not relay what Carmouche had said. I wonder if the other riders would be willing to be heard in the appeal.