RULING NUMBER COM SB 028/2014

COMMISSION HEARING TORONTO, ONTARIO – NOVEMBER 6, 2014

NOTICE OF DECISION

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

AND IN THE MATTER OF THE APPEAL OF JAMES RITCHIE

James Ritchie, licence # F10766, appealed against Ruling Number SB 45966.

Date of Hearing: November 6, 2014

ORC Panel: John W. Macdonald, Commissioner

Appellant: Failed to appear

Counsel for the Administration: Angela Holland

The Panel adjourned the hearing to November 17, 2014, peremptorily, and imposed a fine of $300 for failure to appear.

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

DATED at Toronto this 7^th day of November 2014.

Steven Lehman

Executive Director

ONTARIO RACING COMMISSION

STANDARDBRED HEARING

IN THE MATTER OF THE RACING COMMISSION ACT, 2000, S.O. C.20 AND THE RULES OF STANDARDBRED RACING:

AND IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL AND REQUEST FOR HEARING OF JAMES RITCHIE:

Held Before:

John Macdonald Chairman

These are an excerpt of the proceedings in the above mentioned matter held before The Ontario Racing Commission, Re: JAMES RITCHIE, taken before Toronto Court Reporters, Suite 1410, 65 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, at 10 Carlson Court, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, on the 6th day of November, 2014.

Appearances:

Angela Holland,

for the Ontario Racing Commission Administration

Hearing continued ...

MR. CHAIRMAN: This was the appeal and request for hearing of Mr. James Ritchie and we have agreed to adjourn to the 17th at 10:00 a.m. I am also going, in addition to the $300.00, going to make it peremptory because there is no excuse for not reading the material and noticing that the date was today. Thank you.

MS. HOLLAND: Thank you.

CERTIFIED CORRECT:_________________________________

RAYMOND P. MACDONALD, B.A., CVR

Commissioner of Oaths