Coach Bennie L. “Chip” Woolley Jr. has been granted a 180-day suspension and a $2,625 fine by Rudy Casillas, director of the racing division of the Arizona Game Department, while he appeals the ruling that was issued. last month by Turf Paradise managers.
Woolley, famous for training Mining that bird 50-1 defeat in the 2009 Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brand (G1) at Churchill Downswas cited by administrators on February 15 for possession of a needle and syringe on the track grounds on February 8. The stay order, transferred by the Arizona Department of Games to BloodHorse, was issued on February 18. February.
Based on The Paulick ReportWoolley’s attorney, Ivy Kushner, wrote in the appeal that Woolley had not violated the drug for at least five years and that “the event, which occurred on February 8, 2022, is an isolated case of the ruling least.” Kushner added that two Arizona officials acknowledged the lack of veterinarian care at Turf Paradise.
The Paulick Report’s story points to the appeal noting that the syringe was confiscated when Woolley and groom Alberto Castillo Perez attended the imported 5-year-old mare Kissable U . According to the appeal, Woolley told Arizona State veterinarian Dr. Susan Gale that the contents of the syringe were magnesium, not a banned substance, according to Kushner.
The managers raked Kissable U and other horses trained by Woolley that are scheduled to race on February 8.
With the stay granted, Woolley resumed horse racing at Turf Paradise on 28 February.
