Frizalone v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Colins,

Michael Frizalone (petitioner) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission (Commission) which, on October 4, 1985, suspended his racing license for the remainder of the 1985 racing season. We affirm.

Petitioner was the driver of “Boardwalk Fella,” the number one horse in the ninth race at Pocono Downs on August 29, 1985. At the conclusion of that race in which “Boardwalk Fella” finished sixth, petitioner received notice to appear on August 30, 1985, before Poconos Presiding Judge William Ridgway, for alleged violations of…