NYRA bars Mullins for 6 months

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by SOREHOOF

Karen Murphy, Mullins's attorney, said that the trainer did not plan to take any legal action contesting the order, though she characterized the penalty as "grossly irresponsible, wasteful, and unnecessary" while criticizing NYRA for spending money on pursuing the penalty.

I don't think Karen Murphy has ever seen a trainer deserving of punishment. She's certainly no advocate for the betting public.

[Pedigree Ann]

Is it possible the fact that the horse in question never actually ran in a race is the reason it is not a violation of state racing rules? A technicality, of course, but it is difficult in law to penalize someone for intending to break the rules but not actually doing so. If a guy intended to rob the bank messenger, but got pulled over for running a red light and missed his chance, he only gets a ticket for the red light.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Is it possible the fact that the horse in question never actually ran in a race is the reason it is not a violation of state racing rules? A technicality, of course, but it is difficult in law to penalize someone for intending to break the rules but not actually doing so. If a guy intended to rob the bank messenger, but got pulled over for running a red light and missed his chance, he only gets a ticket for the red light.

Not the same thing. . . at all. . . He's being punished for taking the substance into the barn and administering it to the horse, not running or attempting to run a drugged-up horse.