Harness racing trainer John W. Wyatt has been handed a one-year suspension and $2,000 fine by the New Jersey Racing Commission, according to a ruling posted on the Association of Racing Commissioners International website on June 29, 2022.
The ruling states that during inspections of Wyatt's barn at Busy Bee Farm, an off-track training facility which is licensed and under the jurisdiction of the NJRC, on both Feb. 25, 2022, and March 3, 2021, the trainer was in possession of “hypodermic needles and other instruments used for injection.” In addition, during the Feb. 25 inspection, Wyatt was in possession of “injectable substances and prescription legend drugs.”
The possession of hypodermic needles and instruments used for injection by someone other than a veterinarian licensed by the NJRC on a facility licensed by and under the jurisdiction the NJRC, is in violation of NJRC rules N.J.A.C. 13:71-7.29(a)13, N.J.A.C. 13:71-23.6(c)(d) and N.J.A.C. 13:71-23.9.
The possession of injectable substances and prescription legend drugs by someone other than a veterinarian licensed by the NJRC on a facility by and under the jurisdiction of the NJRC, is in violation of NJRC rules N.J.A.C. 13:71-7.29(a)13, N.J.A.C. 13:71-23.6(c)(d) and N.J.A.C. 13:71-23.9.
After a hearing on June 16, 2022, the NJRC issued Wyatt a $1,000 fine and six-month suspension for each violation. The two suspensions will run consecutively from Aug. 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. The fine must be paid by July 31, 2023.
During the period of suspension, Wyatt is denied access to all grounds under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey for any and all purposes.
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