rezlegal Wrote:
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> and finally- Lerner learned his” trade” from
> Mike Pender- who was ordered off grounds by SA.


On June 3, 2019, the board of stewards at Santa Anita Park suspended trainer Michael Pender for 30 days for violation of two of its rules: #1887 Re: Trainer to Insure Condition of Horse and #1902.5 Re: Animal Welfare.

The administrative action stems from a complaint filed by the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) on April 11, 2019, alleging the following:

“Trainer Pender knowingly worked a horse “New Karma” after a veterinarian examination disclosed a fracture in the horse’s left front leg. The horse was shipped to Golden Gate Fields where it was entered to race but subsequently scratched due to its injury.”


My final post on this matter. Racing has to weed these guys out. They are not representative of anything any of us wants. One-by-one they must go. Unfortunately this has been going on for a long time -- but by only a few. (My trainer scratched one of my horses because "his coat wasn't bright enough but be is perfectly sound." That is what I want to be around).