This was discussed at length before and a trainer who posts here said that he was given a suspension -- I forget what jurisdiction -- and that all the suspension notice said was that he was not allowed on the grounds of the track (and I would think all other tracks as well due to reciprocity). Anyway, it has been that a suspended trainer is not allowed to talk to the assistant or whoever is running the barn during the suspension. I do not know if that is true in ALL jurisdictions and for all suspensions.
In my opinion, someone like Scott Lake, Steve Assmusen, Rick Dutrow, or some other high profile trainer, I would think -- common sense -- that they would abide by the terms and not show up on the grounds of the track. They are easily recognizable and it would be far to easy for someone to snap a picture using their cell phone, and far too many people would see them and that would extend and lenghten the initial suspension. Just my thinking. No trainer would be stupid enough to try that. The "competition" could turn them in within a split second.
When Steve Assmusen was suspended, which he still is, I didn't see him on the grounds of Saratoga -- the main track backside, Oklahoma, etc. -- once. He was at the sale, but that is not the property of NYRA.
Eric
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