Ronald Moldaver

The appellant, a standardbred owner/trainer, appealed a ruling suspending him for 180 days and fining him $5,000 after his horse tested positive for Phenylpropolamine.

The appellant argued the horse must have come into contact with the drug while in the retention barn.

The Ontario Racing Commission dismissed the appeal, finding that the trainer is strictly liable for the condition of the horse and that the evidence did not establish that the horse was contaminated in the retention barn.

The appellant, a standardbred owner and trainer, appealed the Executive Director's decision to revoke a stay of his suspension following a second positive drug test on a horse he trained.

The appellant sought relief because he had already entered horses to race in New Jersey.

The Commission temporarily granted the appeal for two days to allow New Jersey officials to determine whether the horses could race, after which the revocation of the stay would take effect.

The New Jersey officials ultimately scratched the horses.