Johnson v. State Horse Racing Commission

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an appeal from an order of the State Horse Racing Commission suspending the racing privileges of appellant for thirty days. The Commission held that he had violated Rules 15:02 and 15:06 of the Rules of Racing. The Commission determined that Phenylbutazone or a derivative thereof, in amounts sufficient to constitute a violation was found in the urine specimen of the horse “Chats Boy” following the eighth race at Pocono Downs on September 6, 1971. The horse was shown to be in the care and attendance of the appellant and the Commission held that the absence…