RULING NUMBER COM SB 008/2013

COMMISSION HEARING TORONTO, ONTARIO – MARCH 5, 2013

NOTICE OF DECISION

IN THE MATTER OF THE RACING COMMISSION ACT, S.O. 2000, c.20;

AND IN THE MATTER OF THE MARTIN O’TOOLE APPEAL

Martin O’Toole appealed against Ruling Number SB 89/2012 and Standardbred Official Ruling No. SB 45116.

Date of Hearing: March 5, 2013

ORC Panel Members: Brenda Walker, Commissioner

Representative for Appellant: Self-represented

Counsel for the Administration: Jennifer Friedman

The Panel dismissed the appeal, and extended the stay.

A transcript with the Panel’s Reasons for Decision is attached to this Notice.

DATED at Toronto this 6th day of March 2013.

Steven Lehman

Executive Director

ONTARIO RACING COMMISSION

STANDARDBRED HEARING

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL AND REQUEST FOR HEARING OF MARTIN O'TOOLE,

Held Before:

Brenda Walker, Chairman

These are an excerpt of the proceedings in the above mentioned matter held before The Ontario Racing Commission, Re: MARTIN O'TOOLE, taken before Toronto Court Reporters, Suite 1410, 65 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, at 10 Carlson Court, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, on the 5th day of March, 2013.

Appearances:

Jennifer Friedman,

for the Ontario Racing Commission Administration

Hearing continued ...

MADAME CHAIR: Okay, my oral decision is you will get two weeks. Your stay will be extended for two weeks to March 19th, 2013. Documents need to be in to the Commission before that time, okay? And at that time the stay is no longer okay or is lifted I guess is what we say and it will be the Deputy Director's recommendation or it will be up to him to go over the material and make a decision on.

MS. FRIEDMAN: Which could take an additional two weeks.

MADAME CHAIR: Yes. Okay?

MR. O'TOOLE: Yes.

MADAME CHAIR: Okay.

MS. FRIEDMAN: Thank you.

CERTIFIED CORRECT _________________________________

RAYMOND P. MACDONALD, B.A., CVR

Commissioner of Oaths