Legal Opinion
Deaton v. Kentucky Horse Racing Authority
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 3, 2004No. 2003-CA-002485-MRPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHRODER, Judge.
A licensed thoroughbred trainer appeals an order of the Franklin Circuit Court which affirmed an opinion of the Kentucky Racing Commission 1 which affirmed and adopted a hearing officer’s recommendation to suspend the trainer for 150 days after one of his horses tested positive for Prozac. The trainer did not overcome the presumption created by 810 KAR 1:018 Section 3(3), nor did he show the penalty was unreasonable. Hence we affirm.
William E. Deaton (Deaton) is a licensed thoroughbred trainer with a contract to train and race horses owned by Dr. Joseph E. Kutz. Deaton…
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