The Jockey Club announced Thursday that four trainers will be denied all
privileges of The American Stud Book for periods ranging from one year to six
years, effective January 1, 2014.
This includes the privilege of registering foals, in addition to the denial
of privileges of any registration process for any Thoroughbred. The denial of
privileges is pursuant to Rule 19 of the Principal Rules and Requirements of The
American Stud Book.
Kim C. Veerhusen will be denied those privileges for six years, starting
January 1, 2014, for violating applicable racing authority statutes, rules or
regulations relating to horses on three or more occasions in a 365-day period
involving prohibited or restricted drugs, medications or substances, and for
violating applicable racing authority statutes, rules or regulations relating to
substances that have been classified by the Association of Racing Commissioners
International Inc. (RCI) as Class 1 or Class 2. The violations occurred at
Fonner Park and Horsemen’s Park in Nebraska in 2012.
Lamont Keith Charles will be denied privileges for five years, starting
January 1, 2014, for violating applicable racing authority statutes, rules or
regulations relating to substances that have been classified by the RCI as Class
1 or Class 2. That violation occurred at Louisiana Downs in 2012.
Eddie Clouston will be denied privileges for one year, starting January 1,
2014, for violating applicable racing authority statutes, rules or regulations
relating to horses on three or more occasions in a 365-day period involving
prohibited or restricted drugs, medications or substances. Those violations
occurred at Mountaineer Park in 2011 and 2012.
Freddy Dewaine Loy will be denied privileges for one year, starting January
1, 2014, for violating applicable racing authority statutes, rules or
regulations relating to horses on three or more occasions in a 365-day period
involving prohibited or restricted drugs, medications or substances. Those
violations occurred at Fair Grounds and Louisiana Downs in 2011 and 2012.
The entire text of Rule 19 can be found
here.
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