RULING NUMBER COM SB 027/2014
COMMISSION HEARING TORONTO, ONTARIO – SEPTEMBER 23 & 24, 2014
NOTICE OF DECISION
IN THE MATTER OF THE RACING COMMISSION ACT, S.O. 2000, c.20;
AND IN THE MATTER OF A REQUEST FOR HEARING BY
DANIEL LOUIS CREIGHTON, THE LICENSEE
On June 27, 2014, the Director of the Ontario Racing Commission made application for a declaration that the licensee participated in racing while his licence was under suspension.
The application for a Proposed Order against the licensee sought both a suspension of licence and a fine as penalties.
Dates of Hearing: September 23 & 24, 2014
ORC Panel: Elmer Buchanan, Chair
Anthony Williams, Vice Chair
John W. Macdonald, Commissioner
Counsel for the Appellant: James H. Cooke
Counsel for the Administration: Brendan Van Niejenhuis and Stephen Aylward
Decision:
The application for a Proposed Order against the licensee was granted.
The panel found that the licensee participated in racing while his licence was under suspension, in violation of Rule 6.10.01 of the Rules of Standardbred Racing.
The following penalties were imposed:
(i) The Suspension:
The suspension is for nine months and five days;
The suspension is a full suspension;
The suspension includes the time already served under suspension since June 27, 2014, the start date of the Order of Immediate Suspension;
The suspension will end March 31, 2015;
The licensee is eligible to apply for reinstatement on or after April 1, 2015.
(ii) The Fine:
- The fine is $5,000 (CAN).
The Panel’s Reasons for Decision will follow.
DATED at Toronto this 6th day of November 2014.
Steven Lehman
Executive Director