Viera v. Illinois Racing Board

The plaintiff, Hector Viera, a thoroughbred jockey, was suspended for 10 calendar days by order of the Illinois Racing Board. The suspension was reviewed by the circuit court of Cook County under the Administrative Review Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 264 et seq.) and reversed. The circuit court found that the Racing Board’s decision was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence. The Racing Board appeals.

We affirm the trial court.

On September 2, 1975, Viera rode a horse named Slade’s Prospect in the seventh race at Arlington Park, Illinois. At the beginning of the race, Viera…