Hearing Set in Trainer Dutrow's Appeal
Mar 13, 2015 15:15:40 GMT -5
Post by cait on Mar 13, 2015 15:15:40 GMT -5
yep - part of me wants dickie to win this - why? because he was unfairly singled out and given a ridiculous suspension - no - everyone knows i'm in favor of no race day drugs but 99% of all trainers use them and like it or not, it's part of the us racing game - states seem to favor some trainers - they get little slaps on the fingers - others, such as this case, do the opposite - can't even make the argument that dickie was an "example" because no other trainer was put to the same set of "rules" - shouldn't the same rules apply to all? same thing happens everywhere - in ny, the well known pharmacists are running every day - md bans Vasquez but other tracks allow him to have stalls - it all sucks
us racing is killing itself - little sport - too many money hungry "investors" that treat horses as merely a commodity
also, I happen to like dickie as a person - and I don't think he would ever give drugs without checking them out - ie - thyroid drugs that cause deaths - his horses always look good and his barns were very well kept - he was hands on and did seem to care about them as animals, not just money makers - just imho - flame away lol
(yeah - it's a slow Friday here!)
Hearing Set in Trainer Dutrow's Appeal
By Ron Mitchell
A federal judge has scheduled a March 16 hearing in trainer Rick Dutrow Jr.'s appeal of the action by New York regulators in which his license was revoked for 10 years.
During the hearing before Robert A Katzmann, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, will take place at 10 a.m. (EDT) at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in Manhattan.
According to the hearing notice, attorneys for Dutrow will be allowed 10 minutes to testify; being accorded five minutes each are attorneys for the New York State Gaming Commission and for the Associations of Racing Commissioners International (RCI).
The latest hearing is an appeal of a decision last July by U.S. District Judge Sandra L. Townes in which she ruled the federal court did not have jurisdiction over Dutrow's lawsuit and that it was a case for state courts except when shown that the plaintiff's (Dutrow's) constitutional rights have been violated.
Dutrow, a trainer for 24 years who saddled Big Brown to victories in the 2008 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I), filed suit against the New York State Racing and Wagering Board (predecessor to the State Gaming Commission), board chairman John Sabini and members Daniel D. Hogan, and Charles J. Diamond, and RCI.
The NYSRWB initially suspended Dutrow for 90 days on Feb. 16, 2011 as a result of finding syringes in one of his barns during a barn search and a positive post-race drug test for one of his horses, action that was stayed pending Dutrow's appeal. The day after the state's action against Dutrow, RCI president Ed Martin notified Sabini that a government official believed the disciplinary action was too lenient, court records show.
That was followed by a letter from RCI to the New York regulators urging them to revoke Dutrow's license and to show cause why it should not be revoked. The New York commission eventually ruled Dutrow could not be licensed for 10 years and fined him $50,000.
Dutrow's appeal contends he was denied his right to due process and that Sabini had a conflict of interest as a result of his roles within RCI and the NYSRWB. He also contends that that RCI should not have influenced the regulators' decision.
Attorneys for Sabini, the New York State Gaming Commission, and RCI have defended their actions as proper and that the New York revocation was taken independent of RCI.
In filing the latest appeal, Dutrow's attorneys say their client has "been substantially and irreparably harmed in his career and ability to earn a livelihood" and alleged that he has been damaged in an amount not less than $10 million.
us racing is killing itself - little sport - too many money hungry "investors" that treat horses as merely a commodity
also, I happen to like dickie as a person - and I don't think he would ever give drugs without checking them out - ie - thyroid drugs that cause deaths - his horses always look good and his barns were very well kept - he was hands on and did seem to care about them as animals, not just money makers - just imho - flame away lol
(yeah - it's a slow Friday here!)
Hearing Set in Trainer Dutrow's Appeal
By Ron Mitchell
A federal judge has scheduled a March 16 hearing in trainer Rick Dutrow Jr.'s appeal of the action by New York regulators in which his license was revoked for 10 years.
During the hearing before Robert A Katzmann, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, will take place at 10 a.m. (EDT) at the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse in Manhattan.
According to the hearing notice, attorneys for Dutrow will be allowed 10 minutes to testify; being accorded five minutes each are attorneys for the New York State Gaming Commission and for the Associations of Racing Commissioners International (RCI).
The latest hearing is an appeal of a decision last July by U.S. District Judge Sandra L. Townes in which she ruled the federal court did not have jurisdiction over Dutrow's lawsuit and that it was a case for state courts except when shown that the plaintiff's (Dutrow's) constitutional rights have been violated.
Dutrow, a trainer for 24 years who saddled Big Brown to victories in the 2008 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I), filed suit against the New York State Racing and Wagering Board (predecessor to the State Gaming Commission), board chairman John Sabini and members Daniel D. Hogan, and Charles J. Diamond, and RCI.
The NYSRWB initially suspended Dutrow for 90 days on Feb. 16, 2011 as a result of finding syringes in one of his barns during a barn search and a positive post-race drug test for one of his horses, action that was stayed pending Dutrow's appeal. The day after the state's action against Dutrow, RCI president Ed Martin notified Sabini that a government official believed the disciplinary action was too lenient, court records show.
That was followed by a letter from RCI to the New York regulators urging them to revoke Dutrow's license and to show cause why it should not be revoked. The New York commission eventually ruled Dutrow could not be licensed for 10 years and fined him $50,000.
Dutrow's appeal contends he was denied his right to due process and that Sabini had a conflict of interest as a result of his roles within RCI and the NYSRWB. He also contends that that RCI should not have influenced the regulators' decision.
Attorneys for Sabini, the New York State Gaming Commission, and RCI have defended their actions as proper and that the New York revocation was taken independent of RCI.
In filing the latest appeal, Dutrow's attorneys say their client has "been substantially and irreparably harmed in his career and ability to earn a livelihood" and alleged that he has been damaged in an amount not less than $10 million.
