Suspension

High Cobalt Tests For Souloy Horses

September 12, 2016

Fabrice Souloy, trainer of 2014 Breeders Crown Open Trot winner Commander Crowe and several other international stars, has had four horses confirmed with extremely high tests for cobalt.

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...

Riesberry Sentenced

Late last week, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice handed former Standardbred horseman Derek Riesberry a sentence for fraud and attempted fraud. The sentence marked the end of a five-and-a-half-yea...

Six Banned Over Cobalt Violations

On Wednesday, April 6, the New York State Gaming Commission took unprecedented action against six Standardbred trainers who administered potentially dangerous and performance-enhancing doses of cobalt...

Former Trainer Banned After Assault

February 08, 2016

A former Standardbred trainer has been handed a two-year suspension after having allegedly assaulted a racing commission official during a stable inspection a few weeks ago.

Cal Expo Stewards Issue Suspension

January 30, 2016

The stewards at Cal Expo issued an interim suspension January 30 to trainer Marissa Tyler for the protection of the public after a number of Standardbreds in her barn tested high for cobalt.

Fines, Suspensions After Horse Mix-Up

November 25, 2015

The Ohio State Racing Commission has issued its rulings against four individuals that were connected to a situation in which a gelding won a race that was restricted to fillies and returned a $222.40 ...

Sears To Drive Friday

November 19, 2015

Trot Insider has learned that driver Brian Sears has chosen not to appeal his 15-day suspension announced this past Saturday, but he will still drive trotting mare Bee A Magician in Friday's TVG Mares...

Required Training Reports Delayed

November 15, 2015

On Sunday, Meadowlands Racetrack issued a release stating that the track will be putting its mandated training report initiative on the shelf for the time being.

Update On Sears Hearing

November 14, 2015

Brian Sears has received a driving suspension after a hearing took place on Saturday, Nov. 14 to review his drive of Bee A Magician in Friday's $25,000 leg of the TVG Mares Trot (second race) at Meado...

No 2016 IN Driving Licence For Wrenn

November 11, 2015

Driver Peter Wrenn has agreed to not seek a licence to drive Standardbreds in the State of Indiana in 2016 after having reached an agreement with the Indiana Horse Racing Commission.

New Synthetic Drug Found

November 09, 2015

The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) has put all racing regulatory agencies worldwide on notice of a finding by the New York Equine Drug Testing Program of the presence of AH-7...