Bernard Brennan, DVM

The appellant, a standardbred licensee, appealed the severity of a penalty imposed by the Standardbred Judges after his horse tested positive for Class III drugs.

The penalty included a $1,500 fine and a 60-day suspension.

The Ontario Racing Commission dismissed the appeal and upheld the penalty.

However, noting the appellant's cooperation and admission of administering the drug, the Commission allowed him to enter his horses four days before the expiration of his suspension.

Standardbred licensee Simon Allard appealed a one-year suspension and $10,000 fine resulting from a positive test for a class III substance.

The appellant failed to attend the scheduled hearing before the Ontario Racing Commission.

Upon motion by the Administration, the panel dismissed the appeal as abandoned.

The licensee, a standardbred owner/driver/trainer, appealed a Judges' ruling that fined him $1,500, suspended him for 120 days, and placed him on probation for two years for failing to provide a proper urine sample.

The licensee provided urine samples that registered below the required 90 degrees Fahrenheit on the temperature strip.

The Commission accepted expert evidence that samples below this temperature indicate alteration or substitution.

The Commission found the licensee failed to provide a proper sample and dismissed the appeal, affirming the penalty.

The appellant, a standardbred driver/owner/trainer, appealed two Judges Rulings to the Ontario Racing Commission.

The first ruling found him in violation of rules regarding possession of injectables, conduct injurious to racing, and withholding information, resulting in a 6-month suspension and a $6,000 fine.

The second ruling fined him $500 for failing to set out terms of engagement in trainer contracts.

The Commission allowed the first appeal in part, finding no violation for possession of injectables but upholding the violations for conduct injurious to racing and withholding information.

The penalty was reduced to a 120-day suspension and a $3,000 fine.

The second appeal was abandoned, and the $500 fine remained in effect.

Winrac Developments Inc. applied to the Ontario Racing Commission to vary the 2004 Race Day schedule for Woodstock Raceway and to amend the 2004 Backstretch Improvement Plan regarding the paddock.

The Commission approved the amended business plan and reconfirmed the race date schedule on consent.

The Commission also ordered that the Stakes barn floor be properly covered to ensure safety prior to May 28, 2004, and warned of severe penalties for failure to comply with the amended business plan.

Thoroughbred trainer Samuel R. Quaranta appealed a Stewards' Ruling fining him $1,000 for medicating a horse programmed to race, failing to have it available for Lasix administration, and failing to scratch it properly.

The Ontario Racing Commission dismissed the appeal on both liability and penalty.

The Commission further found the appeal to be frivolous and imposed an additional penalty of $1,500 pursuant to subsection 11(8) of the Racing Commission Act, 2000, ordering a total payment of $2,500.

The applicant requested a hearing before the Ontario Racing Commission regarding the Deputy Director's Notice of Proposed Order to Revoke his licence as a standardbred owner, driver, and trainer, as well as an Order of Immediate Suspension.

Following a hearing where testimony was heard from multiple witnesses, the Commission ordered that the Proposed Order be set aside and the Order of Immediate Suspension be withdrawn.

The reasons for the decision were delivered orally and form part of the hearing transcript.

Standardbred owner Peter Haime appealed the decision of the Ontario Racing Industry Board of Appeal which placed BACKNTHESADDLEAPAN 1st and GOLFMAN 2nd in a race at Mohawk Raceway.

The Ontario Racing Commission dismissed the appeal and confirmed the placing of the horses.

The appellant, a standardbred owner, driver, and trainer, appealed a three-day driving suspension for violating Rule 22.05(h) of the Rules of Standardbred Racing.

The Ontario Racing Commission dismissed the appeal and upheld the suspension.

The Commission's reasons for decision were delivered orally and form part of the hearing transcript.