Allard, Banca, Grasso Sentenced To Prison November 16, 2022 Veterinarian Louis Grasso and Standardbred racehorse trainers Richard Banca and Rene Allard have been sentenced for their roles in a racehorse doping scheme.
Allard, Banca, Grasso Plead Guilty June 02, 2022 On Thursday (June 2) documents were filed with the United States District Court of Southern New York indicating that Rene Allard entered a plea of guilty to one count of Drug Adulteration and Misbrand...
Participants Plead Not Guilty April 03, 2020 Harness racing trainers Nick Surick and Chris Oakes were among a number of horse racing participants who pleaded not guilty to numerous charges in a teleconference arraignment on Thursday, April 2.
Richard Banca Arrested March 12, 2020 Reports indicate that trainer Richard Banca was arrested on Monday (March 9) and released after posting a $200,000 personal recognizance bond for his part in the doping scandal that originally saw 27 ...
Banca, Bartlett Tops At Yonkers December 20, 2017 The ‘B’s’ had it in Westchester 2017, as Jason Bartlett and Richard Banca won Yonkers Raceway’s driver and trainer titles, respectively.
Hemi Seelster Wins Yonkers Open Trot July 02, 2017 A pair of second-tier starters decided the issue Sunday (July 2) afternoon, with Hemi Seelster (Jason Bartlett, $6.20) edging Rubber Duck (Joe Bongiorno) in en route to winning Yonkers Raceway’s $68,0...
Banca Pupils Lead Yonkers’ Series Finals April 21, 2017 "I don’t know if there’s a horse in there that if he won, I’d be surprised...these finals end up being crazy races and you never know what’s going to happen."
Bartlett Bags Eight; Beas Ideal Again February 08, 2016 Jason Bartlett put some more distance between himself and rest of Yonkers Raceway’s chauffeurs Monday evening, winning eight of the program’s dozen races.
