Record Fine, 13 1/2 year suspension

[ELA]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

A lot of the harness trainers train off of farms and training centers therefore never file stall apps. A priavtely owned track would have a whole lot more leeway in refusing entries than a govt (kind of) run track like the Meadowlands. I believe that a judge ruled the penalties to be excessive and reduced them in that other case????

Yes, there are private training centers, however -- they must all be "licensed" as training centers by the state (You cannot ship in to the track from an unlicensed facility). In NJ, I don't know about refusing entries vs. being suspended, denied a license, having your license revoked, etc. I don't think it makes a difference.

As far as the judge ruling those penalties excessive -- I didn't know that. I would think the tracks, states, etc. would want to take a stand on that. First, I don't know the track record(s) of those involved. Second, although I haven't read the transcripts (if they are available), I would think the state did not pull out all the stops -- every possible charge, grounds, etc.

I doubt I'll have the time, LOL, but I'd be curious as to the details.

Eric