Martinez v. Commonwealth, State Horse Racing Commission

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

This is an appeal from an order of the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission (Commission) which upheld a ruling by the Board of Stewards (Board) to suspend the horse racing license of Rolando Martinez (Petitioner) for forty-five days; revoked his license until January 1, 1983; and affirmed Petitioner’s ejectment from the Penn National Race Track (Race Track).

Petitioner is the owner and trainer of the horse “Impersonation.” On June 7,1981, after Impersonation ran the first race, the horse fell to the ground from heat exhaustion and possible shock. Petitioner used…