Gaming Commission

CORRECTED RULING :As per New York State Gaming Commission stipulation AQ 62-2012, you are hereby suspended  20 days. If there is a further equine drug positive within one year from the last day of this suspension an additional 20days will be imposed. You are hereby fined $7,500.00  for the finding of the drug Flunixin in the post race samples of horses, Heiden who finished 1st in the 11th race at Aqueduct Racetrack on April 7, 2012 and Alston Gunther who finished 3rd in the 1st race at Aqueduct Racetrack on November 21, 2012  This drug was administered in violation of New York State Gaming Commission rules 4043.2 and 4043.4. Horses' Heiden and Alston Gunther are hereby disqualified and unplaced in the order of finish.

 

Ordered that during you period of suspension , you shall not directly or indirectly participate in New York State pari-mutuel horse racing, you are denied the privileges and use of the grounds for all racetracks, and you are forbidden  to participate in any share of purses or other payment. Every horse is denied the privileges of the grounds and shall not participate in pari-mutuel racing in New York State, that (a) is owned or trained by you, or by any individuals who serves as your  agent or employee during your suspension; or (b) for which you during your suspension are directly or indirectly with training, including any arrangements to care for, train, enter, race, invoice, collect fees or other payments, manage funds, employ or insure workers, provide advise or information or otherwise assist with any aspect of the training of such horse.