Tassistro v. Louisiana State Racing Commission

GULOTTA, Judge.

Injunctive relief was sought in consolidated suits by plaintiffs from a ruling of the Louisiana Racing Commission upholding an order of the Stewards suspending the trainer and disqualifying the winning *836horse, Elli Kay1 while awarding the purse and breeder’s fee to the second place horse. The trial court dismissed both suits. An alternative writ of certiorari was granted ordering the trial judge to set a suspen-sive appeal bond (a suspensive appeal was granted) if the matter was heard on the merits,2 and if he deemed it appropriate, to consider the issuance of a stay order…