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T. D. Thornton of the Thoroughbred Daily News reports that harness racing trainer Richard Banca pled guilty to one felony count Apr. 19 in the ongoing federal racehorse doping conspiracy case. According to court documents filed electronically in United States District Court (Southern District of New York), “From at least in or about 2015 through […]
The Bloodhorse.com reports today that the government charges a lengthy list of victims and jurisdictions of alleged criminal activity by five people indicted in New York federal court for conspiracy to adulterate and misbrand performance-enhancing drugs used in harness racing. The indictment, which has been superseded four times, lists one count each against Dr. Louis […]
In the US Federal Government’s investigation into horse racing doping, both Thoroughbred and harness racing trainers, veterinarians and others are now pleading guilty. So far, 10 of the 29 people indicted by the Feds have now pleaded guilty, the latest was Jorge Navarro, one of the ringleaders on the investigation, received five years and must […]
