Belville v. Illinois Racing Board

Plaintiff, E. Manuel Belville, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County which upheld a decision of defendant Illinois Racing Board. Defendant ordered that plaintiff’s racing license as a jockey be suspended for life for possession of a battery on the grounds of Sportsman’s Park racetrack on March 30, 1983. Possession of a battery, a small electrical device used to affect the outcome of races by shocking and stimulating racehorses, is prohibited by the Illinois Horse Racing Act and is grounds for suspension or revocation of a racing license. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 8, pars.…