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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: dinkadoo on June 28, 2020, 10:37:45 AM
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SHEPARD, TRICIA M NEW LONDON, OH YOB 1977
DTN on 10/25/2019 FINED: $2,000 FULL - 90 DAYS, 7/1/2020 THRU 9/28/2020 HORSE DISQUALIFIED, PURSE REDISTRIBUTION
POSITIVE TEST- POST RACE
Dayton Raceway O.S.R.C. 3769-18.01(B)(4)(d) Trainer TRICIA SHEPARD is hereby fined the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)and suspended thirty (30) days from December 2, 2019 through December 31, 2019 (inclusive) for violation of Ohio State Racing Commission Rule 3769-18-.01(B)(4)(d). Blood Sample #880183 tested by the Analytical Toxicology Laboratory at the Ohio Department of Agriculture on October 29, 2019 showed a concentration of TCO2 at 39.1 +/- 0.2 mmol/L, which exceeds the O.S.R.C. regulatory threshold of 37.0 mmol/L. In addition, MUSTANG TOM is disqualified from first and placed last. Purse money earned of twenty seven hundred and fifty dollars ($2,750.00) in the race must be returned and redistributed. During the period of this suspension Ms. Shepard is denied access to all grounds under the jurisdiction of the O.S.R.C. Furthermore, during the suspension Ms. Shepard may not transfer any horse under his care over to another trainer without permission of the judges.
Status as of 6/24/2020 - Subsequent Ruling - Ms. Shepard has agreed to a settlement with the Ohio State Racing Commission regarding Case Numbers 2019-61 and 2020-08. Regarding Case # 2019-61 she agrees to serve a 30 day suspension and pay a $1,000.00 fine and return the purse of $2,750.00 by September 29, 2020. Regarding Case # 2020-08 she agrees to a 60 day suspension and pay a $1,000.00 fine and return the purse of $2,750.00 also by September 29, 2020. The remaining 120 days from Ms. Shepard`s original suspension will be held in abeyance for one year. If she receives another A or B penalty (based on the ARCI guidelines) before September 29, 2021 she will be required to serve these 120 days in addition to any penalty for the new violation. O.S.R.C.-3769-18-01(B)(13) 18-02 18-99 Ms. Shepard is barred from all grounds governed by the OSRC during her suspension. Any horses under her care that she wants to transfer to another owner or trainer must be approved by the judges or the OSRC.