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Delaware Commission Reduces ‘Cruelty’ Suspension Of Trainer Amber Cobb

Mid-Atlantic based Amber R. Cobb had a two-year suspension reduced to two months by the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission, which conducted an appeal hearing requested by the trainer in a case involving alleged “improper or inhumane treatment” of an animal, along with conduct detrimental to racing.

The commission issued an amended ruling reducing the suspension after conducting the appeal hearing on July 14. “After considering all testimony and evidence the Racing Commission has modified Stewards Ruling 19-2021,” the ruling states.

In addition to the suspension, which runs from July 23 through Sept. 20, 2021, Cobb must attend an anger management program approved by the stewards, who are to be “apprised of her progress,” according to the ruling.

There are no specifics on the incident, which the original May 26 ruling said occurred on May 11, prior to the opening of the Delaware Park meet. Stewards conducted a hearing on May 21 and issued their ruling suspending Cobb from June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2023.

Stewards said Cobb “demonstrated cruelty to a horse in her care, and due to this action, the Stewards find the fitness of Ms. Cobb is not consistent with the best interests of horse racing in Delaware.”

Cobb received a stay of the suspension pending her hearing before the commission.

This is the third ruling against Cobb for “behavioral” issues. The trainer was fined $200 in August 2018 by stewards at Finger Lakes in New York for “engaging in an altercation in a public area.” In June 2019, also at Finger Lakes, Cobb was fined $250 for “addressing fellow licensees in an inappropriate manner.”

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A trainer since 2013, Cobb has recorded 83 career wins from 872 starts. She is denied all access to areas under the jurisdiction of the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission.

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You Be The Judge: Did Delta Stewards Make The Right Call?

If a horse clips heels and a jockey falls during the running of a race, even when, as in the following case, both horse and rider walk away with no more than bumps and bruises, stewards are often called upon to adjudicate the outcome.

During Monday's fourth race at Delta Downs in Vinton, La., stewards made the call to disqualify the winner, Miss Nitap (7), for interference in mid-stretch after a claim of foul from the rider of the second-place finisher, K R Lucky Day (6). Miss Nitap was placed second, while K R Lucky Day was moved up to first.

The race chart is available here.

A head-on replay of the stretch run shows Mrs. Judy (5), inside K R Lucky Day at the eighth pole, darted across several paths to bump K R Lucky Day from the inside and impede the path of oncoming rival Birdie Call (8). Birdie Call subsequently clipped heels and stumbled, losing rider Daniel Flores in the process. The incident looks ugly on video, but both Birdie Call and Flores walked off the track under their own power. Flores took off the rest of his mounts for the day, complaining of minor pain in his left arm and shoulder.

Stewards may yet impose sanctions on the rider of Mrs. Judy, Gerard Melancon, as well as the rider of Miss Nitap, Thomas Pompell, but those sanctions will not affect bettors whose wagering dollars rode on the outcome of this race.

Did the Delta Downs stewards make the right call here? You be the judge!

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Albuquerque Outrider Handed Five Year Suspension After ‘Abusive Behavior’ Caught On Video

New Mexico stewards have suspended all state licenses to outrider Roger Franklin Cadwallader for five years for what their final ruling describes as “abusive behavior towards a horse.”

According to the ruling, Cadwallader was captured on video at the Downs of Albuquerque Racetrack during morning workouts on Aug. 20. During a track break, Cadwallader was shown hitting a horse multiple times with his hands and reins. He was also recorded kicking the horse in its legs several times.

“The horse in the video was clearly in distress and tried to lie down multiple times,” the ruling read.

Cadwallader was on summary suspension at the time of his hearing and the ruling on Nov. 11. The suspension runs from Aug. 28, 2020 to Aug. 27, 2025.

According to steward Ron Walker, the horse was returned to its owner after the incident but had no further information on its condition.

Cadwallader has ten days from the date of the ruling to file an appeal.

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