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[Andy Asaro]

From The Next Gen Handicapper • 43 minutes ago • edited in the comments section


https://www.horseracingnation.com/ne...conspiracy_123

New Jersey, huh.

Maybe it's just a coincidence or maybe the inspiration behind the venue is Jeffrey Tretter v. Robert Bresnahan Jr/J.L. Sadowsky in a similar case relating to a harness race also held in New Jersey. Tretter accused defendants of pretty much of the same things: fraud and racketeering.

It was an interesting case in many ways:

-- Tretter claimed he would have won some $32k if not for the originally winning horse, who was later DQ'd as a result of EPO findings.

-- The litigation went on for two years

-- P.E.T.A. financed the litigation.

-- The defendants were not major figures in harness racing and had far fewer resources.

After a two year legal battle a settlement was reached and the defendants agreed to pay Tretter $20,000, and Tretter agreed to donate $7,500 of that sum to a racehorse adoption program. One of the terms of the agreement stipulated that the agreement does not constitute an admission of liability.

Andrew Benedict, one of Bresnahan’s lawyers, described the case as “a David vs. Goliath type thing,” with PETA able to finance extensive litigation against two defendants who were not major figures in harness racing and had far fewer resources.

“It was rough for us to defend this case on all fronts, because of the amount of money that PETA was pouring into it,” he said. “It shows they had no evidence of criminal wrongdoing or they wouldn’t have settled so cheaply.”

Way to go Beychok, two thumbs up. Here's hoping you stick to your guns.