Pankewicz v. Commonwealth

OPINION

BARRY, Judge.

Petitioner, Donald Pankewicz, is an owner and trainer of race horses. Respondent, the Pennsylvania State Horse *603Racing Commission,1 revoked petitioner’s license to train horses based on several alleged violations of Commission regulations. Hearings were held before the Commission in the nature of an appeal from the revocation. After the hearings, the Commission issued an order suspending petitioner’s license for a period of three years. The suspension was based on evidence that he had injected a horse with a substance within 24 hours before a race and on the discovery of…