A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge denied trainer Richard Baltas’ request to force the California Horse Racing Board to allow him to participate in horse races at the just concluded competition. Racetrack Los Alamitos afternoon meeting from June 25 to July 10.
According to CHRB community information officer Mike Marten, managers at Los Alamitos denied his entries on June 28, with the CHRB citing rules that for good reason, managers can deny entry or entry of any person.
The case quickly began on June 29 when Baltas, through legal counsel, applied for a power of attorney, also known as a power of attorney, which is a court order directing an official or government agency performing an act required by law. .
In this case, the government agency is the CHRB. Baltas asked the court to allow him to participate in horse races pending a settlement of a complaint filed by the CHRB on June 21 against his trainer alleging his staff was caught using higenamine. and paeonol for the 23 horses in his care. Among drugs and supplements, horses in California can only receive the diuretic Lasix, which is used to prevent respiratory bleeding on the last day of the year. The complaint refers to surveillance video taken between April 15 and May 8.
A complaint differs from a manager’s judgment in that it is an alleged violation that has not yet been heard.
The CHRB responded to the first on July 1, and a hearing was held at 8:30 a.m. that morning. Judge Mary H. Strobel sided with the CHRB in an order issued the same day, ruling that granting the document would go against the public interest.
Strobel requested a preliminary order hearing on July 28, but at Baltas’ request, the hearing was moved from the court’s schedule. The legal aspects of the case may be quiet until a hearing on the CHRB complaint takes place, scheduled for August 3. Del Mar The meeting ran from July 22 to September 11. A meeting to set a hearing date in the High Court case filed by Baltas is scheduled for September 29.
Baltas’ troubles begin at Santa Anita . Park, where the alleged infringing videos were recorded. BloodHorse reported May 12 that Baltas, 60, was unable to race or ride at Santa Anita and other tracks owned by 1/ST Racing while the investigation was complete. Following the CHRB investigation, Baltas was charged with 47 regulatory violations.
According to the US Anti-Doping Agency, higenamine is a stimulant classified as a beta-2 agonist. Paeonol, according to the National Library of Medicine, has been used for decades as an anti-inflammatory agent for people.
Baltas, who has run one of the top stables in California, has not raced in the state since he was banned by 1/ST Racing. Many of the horses in his stable were turned over to other trainers.
He ran a small number of horses in Kentucky and Texas in May and June.
