His horse was depressed!

[Trigger Hunter]

POLLOCK, JIM J JR ASHVILLE, OH YOB 1964
 
 Dela on 9/19/2019 FINED: $500 HORSE DISQUALIFIED, PURSE REDISTRIBUTION 
 POSITIVE TEST- POST RACE 
 Delaware County Fair Trainer JIM POLLACK JR is hereby fined the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) and issued a fifteen day full suspension from November 1, 2019 through November 15, 2019 for violation of O.S.R.C. Rule 3769-18.01(A)(2), 3769-1801(B)(1),3769-18-01(B)(15-16-17),3769-18-02 & 3769-18-99. In addition purse money of fifty thousand ($50,000.00) dollars must be returned to Delaware County Fair. Urine Sample #880096 on the horse TWINSBURG tested at the Ohio Department of Agriculture on September 19, 2019 revealed a presence of O-desmethylvenlafaxine, an antidepressant!

A good ole PEP talk would of been cheaper!

 

[Locked in with pace]

it's amazing. They'll try anything

[Trigger Hunter]

Exactly..A $50,500 antidepressant!

I'm sure all the connections are on that now!

 

[Barnman69]

Can't miss what you didn't have.

[Trigger Hunter]

Actually just noticed that is almost a year old...why post that now?

Because it was just updated on last Friday's USTA rules and suspensions!

Status as of 6/22/2020 - Subsequent Ruling - Mr. JIM POLLOCK JR has agreed to a settlement with the Ohio State Racing Commission regarding Case #2019-23. He agrees to pay a $500.00 fine by July 10, 2020 and return the purse ($50,000.00) to Delaware County Fair by July 10, 2020. O.S.R.C.-3769-18-01(A)(2) 18-01(B)(1), (10)&(13) 18-02 18-99 If the fine is not paid to the judges by 7/10/20 you may be suspended and or license revoked by the commission. If the purse money is not returned by 7/10/20 the owner shall stand suspended until all purse money has been returned to the permit holder. Horses owned wholly or in part by the owner

There! That's why it was just posted!

[Trigger Hunter]

I'm sure they appealed the shit out of it!

[Overcheck]

How could they sue?  They wouldn't have won if they weren't cheating to begin with.  Plus I bet 95% of these owners know exactly what is going on.  Would love to see the text messages between the owners and these trainers. 

[caddy]

I'm sure they appealed the shit out of it!

See - that's what's wrong.  If the rules and regs have any meaning  -  it oughta require a decent appeal.  BUT, in OH-IO, it's pretty much a formality and then the violation is erased.  It is absolutely moronic and the DIR. of the OSRC should be held on account.  It's in a word a  =  JOKE