Petersen v. Colorado Racing Commission

VAN CISE, Judge.

In July 1981, the jockey license of plaintiff, John Petersen, was suspended for two years by the defendant, Colorado Racing Commission (Commission), for possessing an electrical prodding device while mounted and in the starting gate prior to the running of a race. Petersen then instituted this action in the district court for review of the Commission’s order pursuant to § 24-4-106, C.R.S. 1973 (1982 Repl.Vol. 10). The court affirmed the Commission except that it reduced the suspension from two years to one year, holding that the penalty imposed was too severe and, therefore,…