Gaming Commission Rulings Database
| Licensee: CHARLES (CHUCK) E. CONNOR JR |
| Licensed As: OWNER-TRAINER-DRIVER |
| Notice Number: YR 112-2012 |
| Racing Type: Harness |
| Track: Yonkers Raceway |
| Notice Date: 03/22/2013 |
| Status: REQUEST WITHDRAWN |
| Ruling Type: Fine & Suspension |
| Rule(s): 4120.2, 4120.4, 4120.5 |
| Ruling Text: As trainer of record for Bettors Reward who finished 2nd and placed 8th in the on 7/28/2012, and whose post race sample was positive for Levamisole and Pemoline you are in violation of the above stated rules. Your horse is disqualified and the purse to be redistributed. After a finding of Levamisole with its metabolite Pemoline in your horse, you are hereby penalized for the administration of Levamisole and the presence of Pemoline, which is a metabolite of Levamisole. The penalty for the administration of Levamisole is a 30 day suspension and $1,500 fine, which has been reduced to a 15 day suspension and $1,000 fine. The penalty for the presence of Pemoline is a one year suspension, which is hereby stayed under the condition that no further Pemoline positives - in any of its forms - are found to be in horses that you train for a period of one year. During the period of this suspension you shall not directly or indirectly participate in New York State pari-mutuel horse racing, you shall be denied the privileges & use of the grounds & shall not participate in any share of purses. Every horse shall be denied the privileges of the grounds & shall not participate in pari-mutuel racing ( i ) that is owned or trained by you during your period of suspension, ( ii ) that is owned or trained by any individual who continues to serve as your agent or employee during your period of suspension, or ( iii ) for which you directly or indirectly make or execute during your period of suspension, any arrangement with an owner or other person to care for, train, enter in a race, invoice, collect fees or other payments related to, employ workers for, or otherwise handle this shall not preclude your pre-suspension agents or employees who are not serving as such during your suspension period, from participating in pari-mutuel racing as owners or trainers provided they are duly licensed and perform their duties in compliance with the rules and regulations of the State of New York. |
| Suspended: 03/23/2013 to 04/06/2013 (15 days) |
| Fined: $1000.00 |
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