60's and 70's Monticello post time was 9:05.

Who does he use? I  want to claim a few at YR and will consider him to train but need to know what drivers are loyal to trainer Mike?

How many licensed trainers in good standing were denied racing for those state generated welfare funds? 60 mil a year, how long is that contract for again? How's the new casino coming along?

Mark Ford has had several documented regulatory and legal problems connected with harness racing, but they differ considerably in seriousness.
Harness-racing matters
New Jersey medication violation: In 2017, the New Jersey Racing Commission imposed a 15-day suspension and $500 fine after Ford-trained Cannery Row tested positive following a second-place finish. The horse was disqualified from the purse. Ford appealed, arguing that additional urine-specific-gravity testing might have exonerated him, but the Appellate Division upheld the Commission, finding his argument speculative. New Jersey Racing Commission decision⁠�
New York glaucine case: Ford was among trainers cited in 2017 after horses tested positive for glaucine, a prohibited substance. Ford and several other trainers disputed the findings, arguing that glaucine naturally entered the horses through stall bedding made from tulip-poplar wood. This was a highly disputed contamination case—not equivalent to proof that Ford intentionally administered a performance-enhancing drug. Contemporaneous trainers’ response⁠�
Out-of-competition testing lawsuit: Ford participated in litigation challenging New York’s authority to conduct warrantless out-of-competition blood and urine testing. New York’s highest court ultimately upheld the regulator’s authority. This was a challenge to the testing regulations, not a finding that Ford had doped a horse. New York Court of Appeals decision⁠�
These records demonstrate at least one upheld medication-related suspension, plus involvement in two significant disputes over drug-testing rules and results. I have not found evidence that Ford was criminally charged in the federal harness-racing doping prosecutions.
EPA/Clean Water Act case
This was considerably larger than an ordinary racing violation.
The United States sued Ford and three of his companies in federal court in 2019 over operations at his Slaughter Road and Ford Equine training properties in Wallkill. Under the eventual consent decree, Ford and the companies admitted, acknowledged and accepted responsibility for Clean Water Act violations that included:
Filling federal wetlands without Army Corps authorization.
Altering and rerouting sections of Crystal Run Creek and another tributary.
Discharging horse wash water, wastewater and other pollutants from a concentrated animal-feeding operation without the necessary permit.
Failing to follow erosion, sediment-control and inspection requirements under a construction stormwater permit.
Improperly managing horse waste and manure-related runoff.
The settlement required:
A $200,000 civil penalty.
Restoration or creation of approximately 18 acres of wetlands.
Restoration of approximately 1,460 feet of Crystal Run Creek.
Restoration of approximately 900 feet of another tributary.
A nutrient-management plan, improved manure and wastewater controls, proper permits and long-term protection of the restored areas.
This was a civil environmental-enforcement case, not a criminal prosecution. However, unlike unresolved allegations, the consent decree expressly states that Ford and his companies accepted responsibility for the specified conduct. Justice Department announcement⁠�, EPA settlement summary⁠�
Let's not forget the settled out of court SBOANJ Breeder's Crown payoff debacle. And my favorite.....Jeff Gillis! 😂
Bonus: the three page toilet paper called his plea to The Hambletonian Society that was flushed all the way to Indiana....

Mark Ford is an American trainer of Standardbred horses in harness racing, best known for conditioning Gallo Blue Chip, the 2000 Harness Horse of the Year and the sport's then-richest pacer with career earnings of $4,260,959. A native of Lewisburg, West Virginia, Ford is a first-generation horseman who began his career working with prominent trainers Clint Galbraith and Ted Wing, quickly establishing himself as one of the sport's elite conditioners.
Ford achieved several historic milestones early in his career, becoming the youngest trainer to surpass career earnings of $10 million, $20 million, $30 million, $40 million, $50 million, and $60 million. He is the only trainer to win two million-dollar races before turning 30 and has secured training titles at major venues including Meadowlands Racetrack and Yonkers Raceway. Among his other notable horses are millionaires Whosurboy, Turnpike Token, Armbro Animate, Stonebridge Kisses, and Self Professed; top performer On The Attack; and double-gaited world champion Six Day War. Ford maintains one of North America's largest stables, competing regularly at key tracks such as Yonkers Raceway, Meadowlands Racetrack, The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, and Woodbine Mohawk Park for prominent owners.
In 2008, Ford opened the Mark Ford Training Center in Middletown, New York, a state-of-the-art facility featuring expansive barns and a five-eighths-mile track, strategically located near top racing venues in the Northeast. He has also held leadership roles in the industry, including serving as president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey since 2015 and as a director for District 8 on the United States Trotting Association board, with his term expiring in 2027.