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Originally Posted by dilanesp
It's worth understanding that NYRA has a particular disadvantage compared to other tracks and circuits that might want to ban Baffert- NYRA is part of the New York state government. (NYRA always denies this, but courts have consistently ruled against it on this issue.)
And this means that NYRA, unlike, e.g., Churchill, has to comply with the Constitution, which applies to government actors.
So when NYRA suspended Baffert, it had an obligation to give Baffert a post-deprivation hearing. It did not do so, and that is the apparent basis of the Court's ruling. But other tracks can just suspend him, unless their state's laws prohibit it.
At the end of the day, the onus is back on the KHRC. Everyone understands if they suspend him, the suspension will be honored by the other states. KHRC has to act.
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I wonder what the status of the urine test is. That is likely the hold up.
https://www.si.com/horse-racing/2021...mple-for-tests
The whole thing may be an effort to run at Saratoga and DMR and then accept some kind of suspension in line with the infraction.
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Last edited by classhandicapper; 07-14-2021 at 06:49 PM.
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