Fines, Suspensions From $1.9M Quarter Horse Race

Published: January 9, 2009 02:23 pm EST

According to a report, Stolis Winner, victor of the $1.9 million All-American Futurity, the richest quarter-horse race in the world, has been disqualified after post race tests

from the September 1, 2008 event show the horse had caffeine in its system.

The Daily Racing Form has reported that Stolis Winner's trainer, Heath Taylor, has been suspended six months and fined $1,500. The connections of Stolis Winner will also have to return the purse winnings from the event. Taylor and Stolis Winner's owner/breeder Jerry Windham appealed the ruling to the New Mexico Horse Racing Commission and were granted stays.

The article states that Taylor has denied any wrongdoing since the caffeine positive was made public last fall.

(With files from The Daily Racing Form)

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