Vaders v. Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission

OPINION BY

Judge BUTLER.

Jayne Vaders (Vaders) petitions for review of the April 16, 2008 State Horse Racing Commission (Commission) order affirming the Board of Stewards’ (Stewards) Ruling No. 07128PP, in which her owner/trainer license was revoked. The issue in this case is whether Vaders’ due process rights were violated because the Commission: a) would not turn over documents related to the charges against her; b) failed to allow the introduction of mitigating evidence; c) selectively applied 58 Pa.Code § 163.316; and d) redistributed Fourteentwentyone’s purse money without first conducting…