In the old days ( before lawyers and the accused rights were let into the pic) when the Stewards issued a ruling it stuck , you took your days and shut up about it and hoped they let you have your liscence and stalls back.
Now its more like this:
KHRA: Mr. B we are giving you a year .
Mr. B. : Fine you will be hearing from my lawyer.
Lawyer to KHRA : My client had no knowledge of the substance being in his barn .
KHRA: But he was in posession of a banned substance , it was found in his tackroom.
Lawyer: Prove that my client had any knowledge of it being there.
KHRA: Well its his barn , he should have known it was there.
Lawyer: Prove it , if you cant we are going to request a jury trial.
KHRA : CRAP , CRAP , CRAP , we cant afford to go to a jury trial and we may lose if the jury doesnt understand horse racing ::::::::SIGH:::::::::: ok fine will you accept 6 months?
Lawyer : Yes , thanks for seeing things our way .
Its all B.S , but thats the way it goes nowa days.
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Horses are like strawberries....they can go bad overnight. Charlie Whittingham
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