Thoroughbred trainer Doug O’Neill has been handed a conditional 45-day suspension and a $15,000 fine as the result of a horse in his care racing in 2010 with an elevated level of total carbon dioxide.
In determining the penalty for the class 3 violation, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) accepted the recommendation of a hearing officer following a seven-day hearing. Kirk Breed, CHRB executive director, will decide when the suspension will begin, but it will occur no sooner than July 1, 2012, according to a statement from the CHRB.
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