The revocation of a harness trainer’s license for improperly medicating his horses has been overturned by a state appeals court in Albany, which ruled that the sanction was based on insufficient evidence.
The 4-1 ruling by a panel of the Appellate Division, Third Department, vindicated trainer Luis Pena, who in 2012 was accused by the state Racing and Wagering Board of committing more than 1,700 different equine drug violations involving more than 700 horses. He was suspended three years and fined $343,000 in 2015.
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