Gaming Commission Rulings Database
| Licensee: LESLIE L. HALE |
| Licensed As: OWNER-TRAINER-DRIVER |
| Notice Number: VD 22-2016 |
| Racing Type: Harness |
| Track: Vernon Downs |
| Notice Date: 07/24/2016 |
| Ruling Type: Fine & Suspension |
| Rule(s): 4120.2 |
| Ruling Text: As trainer of record of horse #2 (Midnight Mayhem) who finished first in race 8 at Vernon Downs on Friday, July 1, 2016, and whose post race test was positive for Firocoxib, you are in violation of the above stated rule. You are hereby fined $500, which has been reduced to $250 upon your waiver of appeal, and your suspension of 14 days has been reduced to seven days upon your waiver of appeal. The horse Midnight Mayhem has been disqualified from 1st place, and all purse money won must be returned for redistribution. Midnight Mayhem must also be retested and cleared before racing again.
ORDERED, that during his period of suspension, respondent NAME shall not directly or indirectly participate in New York State pari-mutuel horse racing, he shall be denied the privileges and use of the grounds of New York State racetracks, and he shall be forbidden to participate in any share of purses. In addition, every horse shall be denied the privileges of the grounds and shall not participate in pari-mutuel racing (i) that is owned or trained by respondent NAME during his period of suspension, (ii) that is owned or trained by any individual who continues to serve as his agent or employee during his period of suspension, or (iii) for which he directly or indirectly makes or executes, during his 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.
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| Suspended: 07/25/2016 to 07/31/2016 (7 days) |
| Fined: $250.00 |
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