Paragallo guilty on 33 cruelty counts; Sentencing 5/18

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Sentencing is May 18. Fine is $1,000 for each count ($33,000) and jail time maximum two years.

Good.

Let's see if any tracks let him back into the sport in the future.

[richard]

A sad and shocking episode results in another lax penalty .

[randallscott35]

He should be thrown in the tank at Sea World.

[Riot]

It doesn't mention whether he is allowed to own animals again in NY or not - I suspect there is no ruling prohibiting him from going right back out and purchasing all the TB horses he wants, and getting right back into the breeding business.

[randallscott35]

Ironic that this is the ass clown who owns half of Unsound Song and continues to decimate the breed with his offspring.

[richard]

$33,000 is pocket change for this man. So his lawyer will try to reduce his time .

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by richard

$33,000 is pocket change for this man. So his lawyer will try to reduce his time .

That's 1/3 of Unbridled's Song's published stud fee.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by Cardus

If he decided, let's say five years from now, to get back into the game and buy 20, 30 horses at auction -- I don't know his situation, and the numbers are hypothetical -- I think he'd be back in business.

I don't think so. He's blackballed, and aren't there some licensing issues he would have to deal with?

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Cardus

If he decided, let's say five years from now, to get back into the game and buy 20, 30 horses at auction -- I don't know his situation, and the numbers are hypothetical -- I think he'd be back in business.

Chris, I am not sure there is anything the Court can do (at least for the long term) to prevent him from owning horses, but I doubt highly that he will ever be able to obtain a license in New York to race horses again. The judge could Order as a condition of probation (if he receives probation, but then he could not get more than 60 days in jail, possibly 120 days if it is permissible to run consecutively which I have never seen before) and it would only be 3 years probation (maybe 6 years, again never seen misdemeanor probation run consecutively before). It is possible that an Order of Protection can be issued for 6 year period, but not sure that a judge can consitutionally Order him to stay away from all horses.