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Apr 27, 2022 15:12:06 GMT -5
Post by 1hooper on Apr 27, 2022 15:12:06 GMT -5
A hearing officer appointed by the New York Racing Association recommended in a report released Wednesday that the association should ban trainer Bob Baffert for two years due to a string of medication violations over the past several years.
The hearing officer, O. Peter Sherwood, a retired New York Supreme Court justice, recommended the two-year ban after accepting arguments from NYRA’s attorneys that the “evidence establishes that Baffert has engaged in conduct that is detrimental to the best interests of Thoroughbred racing in that he has harmed the reputation and integrity of the sport, as well as the public’s perception of the sport’s legitimacy.”
You can read the 50 page report here. cms.nyra.com/uploads/wysiwyg/Hearing_Report_Bob_Baffert_Small.pdf
The hearing officer, O. Peter Sherwood, a retired New York Supreme Court justice, recommended the two-year ban after accepting arguments from NYRA’s attorneys that the “evidence establishes that Baffert has engaged in conduct that is detrimental to the best interests of Thoroughbred racing in that he has harmed the reputation and integrity of the sport, as well as the public’s perception of the sport’s legitimacy.”
You can read the 50 page report here. cms.nyra.com/uploads/wysiwyg/Hearing_Report_Bob_Baffert_Small.pdf
