RULING NUMBER COM SB 041/2010
COMMISSION HEARING TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 25, 2010
IN THE MATTER OF THE RACING COMMISSION ACT S.O. 2000, c.20;
AND IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL AND REQUEST FOR HEARING BY
STANDARDBRED LICENSEE JAY POLIFRONI
Standardbred Licensee Jay Polifroni (“Polifroni”) appealed Ruling SB 41967, dated May 11, 2010, wherein he was suspended for 45 days (July 15, 2010 – August 28, 2010), plus 2 years probation (August 29, 2010 – August 29, 2012) and fined Polifroni $1,000.00, for maltreatment of the horse TRICKY PROSPECT, in violation of Rule 6.20(b), 6.20(c), 22.23.03(e), 22.23.05, and 26.02.01 of the Rules of Standardbred Racing.
A stay of the suspension was granted by the Director on July 15, 2010, pursuant to Ruling SB 131/2010, pending the hearing of the appeal.
The appeal was scheduled to proceed on August 19, 2010, but was adjourned at Mr. Polifroni’s request.
On August 25, 2010, a Panel of the ORC consisting of Chair Rod Seiling, was convened for the purpose of determining if the stay should be extended or terminated.
Angela Holland appeared as counsel for the Administration. Polifroni was in attendance and James Evans appeared as counsel for Polifroni.
Upon hearing the submissions of counsel for the Administration and counsel for Polifroni, it was agreed that the appeal would proceed on September 16, 2010, at 9:00 a.m., and the Panel ordered that the stay remain in place, with the condition that if there are any rule infractions by Polifroni in the interim, the stay will be automatically lifted.
The transcript with the Panel’s Oral Decision is attached to this Ruling.
DATED at Toronto this 27th day of August 2010.
BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION
John L. Blakney
Executive Director
ONTARIO RACING COMMISSION
RE: STANDARDBRED HEARING
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL AND REQUEST FOR HEARING OF JAY POLIFRONI
Held Before:
Rod Seiling, Chairman
This is an excerpt of a Hearing of the Ontario Racing Commission re: JAY POLIFRONI, taken before Toronto Court Reporters, Suite 1410, 65 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, at 10 Carlson Court, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, on the 25th day of August, 2010.
Appearances:
Angela Holland,
agent for the Ontario Racing Commission Administration
James Evans, for the licensee Jay Polifroni
Hearing continued ...
MR. CHAIRMAN: Okay. 9:00 on September 16th and the stay can stay in place. If there are any rule infractions by Mr. Polifroni in the interim the stay will automatically be lifted.
6 MR. EVANS: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
CERTIFIED CORRECT:____________________________________
RAYMOND P. MACDONALD, B.A., CVR
Commissioner of Oaths