There is no date scheduled yet for the disciplinary hearing, during which stewards will examine the evidence that led them to cite her for a lengthy list of rule violations. A Sept. 10 ruling did not describe specific actions by Cobb that prompted the summary suspension but did cite rules against possession of a hypodermic needle or syringe, cruelty, failure to comply with orders or rulings of racing officials, employment or harboring of unauthorized persons, and more.

See the full list of rules cited by the stewards here.

This action by Delaware stewards appears to be separate from the animal cruelty case that originally prompted them to suspend Cobb's license for two years this summer. That suspension was reduced by the racing commission to 60 days after Cobb appealed.

That 60-day suspension would have ended Sept. 20, allowing Cobb to return to training next week if not for the summary suspension.

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The Paulick Report broke the news late Friday afternoon, noting that the genesis of the original suspension that is in effect through Sept. 20 involved a video recorded by a stable employee back in February in which “a woman shouts obscenities at the horse and strikes at the animal with a plastic pitchfork until the horse, a 2-year-old unraced filly, rears and stumbles, then falls to the ground with the wall tie still attached to either her bit or her halter.”

The Paulick Report also stated that at her subsequent stewards' hearing, Cobb admitted that she was the person in the video.

The text of the Sept. 10 ruling posted on the Association of Racing Commissioners International website cites 12 different applicable rules that are allegedly grounds for the suspension, but does not state specifically if this new ruling is related to the original incident or involves new allegations.

Among the applicable rules cited are line items that list “past or contemplated conduct or utterance” and “cruelty to a horse or neglect of a horse.”

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