Legal Opinion
Belanger v. New York State Racing & Wagering Board
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 17, 1985PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Yesawich, Jr., J.
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this court by order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered in Essex County) to review respondent’s determination which suspended petitioner’s license to participate in pari-mutuel racing for a period of 60 days.
In a harness race held August 20, 1982 at Saratoga Raceway, petitioner rode Sailor George to a second-place finish. Subsequent laboratory tests of the urine sample taken from the horse after the race showed that it raced with the drug phenylpropanolamine (PPA) in its system (see, 9 NYCRR 4120.2). Based on…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Barry v. BarchiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cooney v. American Horse Shows Ass'n, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Barchi v. SarafanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Crawford v. New York State Racing & Wagering BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
3Cited by2 opinions
- Crawford v. New York State Racing & Wagering BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Mosher v. New York State Racing & Wagering BoardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988