Granger v. Garrett

CIACCIO, Judge.

Defendants appeal from the judgment of the district court reversing a decision of the Louisiana State Racing Commission. We affirm.

On July 16, 1981, the Stewards at Evangeline Downs issued ruling No. 37, concerning the racehorse, Wild Wing Fighter, and ruling No. 38, concerning the racehorse Mistyano, which horses were owned by Joyce Ruth and trained by Bobby Gran-ger. The Stewards disqualified Wild Wing Fighter as the winner of the third race at Evangeline Downs on June 27, 1981 and redistributed the purse monies of that race, after finding that a urine sample taken from the…