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Licensee: TODD A. PLETCHER
Licensed As: TRAINER
Notice Number: NY 45-2005
Racing Type: Thoroughbred
Track: New York Racing Association
Notice Date: 12/27/2006
Status: CLOSED
Ruling Type: Fine & Suspension
Rule(s): 4043.2 .4 .5 4022.12 .13
Ruling Text: You are hereby suspended 45 days December 27, 2006 through February 9, 2007 inclusive and fined $3000.00 for finding of the drug Mepivacaine in the post samples of horse Tales of Glory who finished 1st in the 3rd race at Saratoga Race Course on August 14, 2004. said horse is hereby disqualified and unplaced in the order of finish. During your period of suspension December 27, 2006 through February 9, 2007 inclusive you are denied privileges and use of the grounds of each and every New York State racetrack and no horses owned and trained by you and / or your agents or employees shall be allowed to participate ion New York. During your period of suspension, you shall not participate in New York State pari-mutuel horse racing, directly or inderectly, you shall be denied privileges and use of the grounds of New York State racetracks and you shall be forbidden to participate in any share of purses. Horses owned or trained by you, or those employees or agents who continue to serve as your agents or employees during such period of suspension; and horse in regard to which you are making arrangments with any owner, directly or indirectly, to care for, train, enter in races, invoice, collect fees or other payments, employee workers, orotherwise handle; shall not be allowed to participate in pari-mutuel racing and are denied privileges of the grounds. This shall not preclude agents or employees of you, who are not serving as such during the period of you suspension, from participating in pari-mutuel racing as owners, trainers,and grooms, as long as they are licensed and perform those duties consistent with rules and regulations of the State of New York.
Suspended: 12/27/2006 to 02/09/2007 (45 days)
Fined: $3000.00

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