However, Judge Amon did write that she believed that NYRA may have the ultimate authority to exclude Baffert, as long as the association took the steps to afford him his due-process rights. Attorneys for NYRA told Amon during the hearing this week that they planned to issue a decision on the length and terms of the ban after a meeting on Aug. 11.

[b]“In sum, it is not likely that Baffert will be able to prevail on his claim that NYRA had no legal authority to take the action that it did,” Judge Amon wrote.[/b]