Sanders v. Racing Commissioner

Respondent appeals as of right from an order of the Oakland Circuit Court reversing his assessment of penalties against petitioners. We reverse and reinstate the penalties.

Petitioners were respectively the trainer and owner of Pensar, a thoroughbred, which won the fifth race at the Detroit Race Course (drc) on August 21, 1982. A post-race urinalysis of Pensar revealed the presence of dimethyl sulfoxide (dmso). The result of the urinalysis was reported to the racing stewards. On September 3, 1982, the stewards held a hearing and determined that the presence of dmso in the horse on the day of…