Trainer Linda Rice, who was given a three-year suspension last summer, may continue to train while her legal case works its way through the New York court system. According to the Daily Racing Form, New York Supreme Court Judge Mark L. Powers ruled this week that the temporary injunction granted to Rice last summer will remain in place until an appeals court hears her case.
Rice was given the three-year suspension last year after the New York Gaming Commission determined she had received information improperly from racing offices in the state between 2012 and 2014, including the names of horses projected to enter certain races. The information may have given her a competitive advantage as she decided which of her runners to place where.
Rice is appealing the suspension, arguing that the commission did not present adequate evidence against her, and that the penalty was inappropriately lengthy, particularly since other trainers allegedly received similar tips but did not face regulatory action. Her attorneys also say one of the regulations used by the commission to issue the suspension is “unconstitutionally void for vagueness.”
Powers did not rule on those issues this week, leaving them instead for an appellate court to tackle.
Per the Form, Rice has started 300 horses since being granted the temporary injunction last summer. The commission first brought its complaint against her in 2019, and held hearings in late 2020, completing them roughly six months prior to issuing a decision in June 2021.
Read more at the Daily Racing Form
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