ARCADIA, Calif. - Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux was released from the St. Martin’s Parish correctional facility in Louisiana on a $25,000 bond on Friday after being arrested earlier that day for domestic abuse and battery, according to a spokesman from the St. Martin’s Parish Sheriff’s Dept. The spokesman said Sunday that no court date has been set regarding the charges. Desormeaux was arrested in Breaux Bridge, La., which is part of St. Martin’s Parish and is outside of Lafayette. Desormeaux was born in nearby Maurice and has family in the area. The arrest is the most serious legal issue pending for the 51-year-old jockey who may face sanctions from regulatory officials before he can return to riding. On Saturday, officials with The Stronach Group, which operates Golden Gate Fields, Gulfstream Park, Laurel Park, Pimlico, and Santa Anita, said in a memo that Desormeaux was “not welcome” to ride at company-owned tracks. Aidan Butler, chief operating officer of The Stronach Group, did not return a phone call seeking comment. In a situation unrelated to the legal issues in Louisiana, Desormeaux is scheduled to appear at a hearing before Santa Anita stewards Luis Jauregui, Will Meyers and Kim Sawyer on Thursday regarding a complaint issued by California Horse Racing Board investigators on Jan. 20 for an incident at an RV park on Del Mar property on Nov. 23, 2021, in which Desormeaux got into an argument with a girlfriend. The incident led to a response from security officials. According to the complaint, Desormeaux admitted to consuming alcohol “throughout the year,” a violation of an agreement he signed in December 2020 with the Winner’s Foundation, stating that he would refrain from “using any mind altering and mood changing substances” from Dec. 14, 2020 through Dec. 26, 2021. The Winner’s Foundation aids people in California racing with substance-abuse issues. Santa Anita stewards said Sunday that Thursday’s hearing is still scheduled, and that Desormeaux could send a representative, such as legal counsel, if he does not attend. Desormeaux could request for the hearing to be postponed, the stewards said. The stewards said Desormeaux was allowed to continue riding after the incident at Del Mar, pending a hearing. The legal issues in Louisiana surfaced a day before Desormeaux was scheduled to ride Stilleto Boy in the Grade 1 Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park. In Saturday’s $2.94 million race, Stilleto Boy finished third under replacement rider Jose Ortiz. At the current Santa Anita winter-spring meeting, Desormeaux has won five races since the season began on Dec. 26. Desormeaux has ridden the winners of three Kentucky Derbys and has been honored with three Eclipse Awards, but has been plagued with legal issues for more than a decade. Desormeaux failed race-day breathalyzer tests in 2010 and 2011 and entered a guilty plea for disorderly conduct after hitting a security guard at Saratoga with his car in 2011. In 2016, he spent a week in a rehabilitation facility a week after he won the Preakness Stakes on Exaggerator, who was trained by his brother, Keith. Kent Desormeaux returned to riding days after he left the rehabilitation facility. In summer 2020, Desormeaux was involved in a dispute at an RV park on Del Mar property in which he used a racial slur in an altercation with a Black cameraman. Desormeaux was later suspended 15 days and denied access to California racetracks on the grounds of aggressive behavior and disorderly conduct related to the racial slur. He was reinstated that fall after completing an in-patient rehabilitation program and resumed riding at Santa Anita in late December 2020. When Desormeaux won for the first time following his comeback in late December 2020, he took responsibility for his action that led to his suspension. “I’d like to blame the Covid,” he told Daily Racing Form at the time. “The blame is pointing back at me. “My family has been begging me to do the sobriety thing right. We took care of it.” Desormeaux has won 6,116 races in North America, including 53 races in 2021. He has won more than 100 races overseas, primarily in Japan. In December 2020, he reflected on the affect the disruptions have had on his career. “It’s hard to imagine what it could have been,” he said at the time. - additional reporting by Jay Privman