Pinsley v. New York State Racing & Wagering Board

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Saratoga County) to review a determination of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board, which refused to award petitioner the first place purse money in a harness race. On April 15, 1977, petitioner was the owner of a horse which finished second in a race at the Saratoga Harness Race Track. Concededly, two infractions of the rules of racing occurred. Within minutes after the finish of the race, and without questioning the drivers involved, the judges declared the…