Parker v. Ohio State Racing Commission

Reece, Judge.

Appellant Ted Parker appeals from the judgment of the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas affirming a decision of the Ohio State Racing Commission. We affirm.

I

Parker is the part owner of a horse named Baroque Bogart. In 1996, Parker entered Baroque Bogart in a series of harness races called the Ohio Sires Stakes. The horses participating in the Ohio Sires Stakes compete in several races, or legs, held at various racetracks in Ohio. The horses are awarded purse money and points based on where they finished in the races; the points and purse money won determines the horses that…