Ruling

AGCO Issues Fines, Suspensions To Moreau, Filion

November 01, 2024

To protect the wellbeing and safety of horses and safeguard the integrity of horse racing, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) has issued monetary penalties and suspensions to Standard...

Manchego

Manchego Positive Test Ruling Reversed

In a decision rendered on Wednesday (July 26), the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas has reversed the adjudication order of the Ohio State Racing Commission (OSRC) regarding the 2019 positive test...

Big Suspension, Fine For Souloy

It has been reported that horseman Fabrice Souloy has been handed a 15-year driving and training suspension and a $60,000 fine.

Ruling On Revenue Allocation

On Thursday, June 8, the final decision of a panel of the Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) was released regarding an appeal by the Ontario Harness Horse Association against an earlier decision of the O...

Cramps’ Appeals Denied

On Friday, April 7, Ian Proctor, a senior member of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal down under, denied the appeals of Shayne and Greg Cramp, who were handed 12-year bans from the indus...

Another Legal Victory For Pena

It has been announced that Standardbred trainer Lou Pena secured another legal victory last week in an appellate division of the Supreme Court.

Court Rules On New Jersey Classic

On Monday (March 13) the New Jersey Superior Court in Monmouth County rejected an effort by an owner of a New Jersey-bred horse to force New Meadowlands to host and race the New Jersey Classic and the...

Trainer Fined, Suspended 15 Years

On Tuesday, March 7, a North American racing commission handed down a default judgment of a 15-year suspension and a $40,000 fine to a Standardbred trainer after he failed to request a trial into the ...

France Fines Five For Cobalt

December 27, 2016

On Monday, the governing body for harness racing in France announced that five trainers had received fines and suspensions for horses racing with excessive amounts of cobalt.

Haskell Pleads Guilty In Superior Court

November 21, 2016

On Monday, November 21 in Ontario Superior Court, horseman Chris Haskell pleaded guilty charges to fraud and attempted fraud over $5,000 in relation to incidents in 2010 at the now-shuttered Windsor R...

Appellate Court Rules In Favour Of Pena

November 08, 2016

Last week, an appellate division of the New York State Supreme Court ruled in favour of suspended trainer Lou Pena in his legal fight against the New York State Gaming Commission. In its ruling, the a...

Trainer’s Two-Year Ban Quashed

A Supreme Court has ruled that a two-year ban that was recently handed to a Standardbred trainer has been reversed due to a lack of impartiality of an official with a high rank in the racing commissio...

Information On Requesting A Stay

On April 1, 2016, legislation came into effect changing the way appeals of horse racing decisions are adjudicated in Ontario. Most importantly, a new adjudicative body -- the Horse Racing Appeal Panel...