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Licensee: BRITTNEY M. TURPIN
Licensed As: OWNER-TRAINER
Notice Number: BR 31-2021
Racing Type: Harness
Track: Buffalo Raceway
Notice Date: 05/01/2021
Ruling Type: Fine & Suspension
Rule(s): 4102.1, 4120.2, 4120.4, 4120.5
Ruling Text:
Brittney M Ohol, you are hereby suspended for 30 days starting May 2nd, 2021 ending on June 1st, 2021 and $1000. Your privileges are restored June 2nd, 2021
As trainer of record for both horses, Raylan Givens that raced at Buffalo Raceway on March 20th 2021 in the 2nd race and finished 1st along with Sizzling Summer, which race on March 27th 2021, in the 3rd race and finished 2nd, both horses did return a positive finding for the drug Heptaminol, an Inotrope category class stimulant. You are in violation of the above cited commission rules.
However, having appeared before a representative of the Gaming Commission and waived your right to an Appeal, you are hereby fined $1000 reduced to $500 and suspended for 30 days reduced to 15 days. Both horses, Raylan Givens and Sizzling summer have been disqualified and placed 8th and the purse redistributed. Both horses have been placed on the stewards list and are required to be re-submitted for testing at a New York Gaming Commission testing facility. Both horses must requalify before they are eligible to be removed from the stewards list.
During the period of license suspension, Brittney M Ohol, understands and agrees to the following:
      • Brittney M Ohol shall not directly or indirectly participate in pari-mutuel horse racing in New York, shall be denied the privileges and use of the grounds of all New York racetracks, and shall be forbidden from participating in any share of purses won during the period of suspension.  
      • During the period of suspension, any horse owned or trained by Brittney M Ohol, or that is owned or trained by an agent or employee of Brittney M Ohol, or for which Brittney M Ohol directly or indirectly makes any arrangements to care for, train, enter to race, or collect fees or other payments related training or care, shall be denied entry to the grounds of all New York racetracks and shall not participate in pari-mutuel racing in New York. The foregoing shall not preclude previous agents or employees of Brittney M Ohol, who are not serving as such during the suspension period, from participating in pari-mutuel racing provided that they are duly licensed by the New York State Gaming Commission (“Commission”) and perform their duties in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Commission.
      • Brittney M Ohol waives her rights to challenge the terms of this violation notice in a judicial action against the Commission or its employees except to the extent that he seeks to enforce the terms of this violation notice.
The penalty herein represents a complete and final resolution of this matter.
Suspended: 05/02/2021 to 05/16/2021 (15 days)
Fined: $500.00

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