Re: Owner sues trainer for drug positive/purse takeback (619 Views)
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bobphilo (IP Logged)
Date: August 16, 2006 05:16PM
As a long time believer that the legal system offers the best chance at getting the juicers, I was delighted when I first read this.
In legal terms, however, I think it will be a hard case for the owner to win unless he can prove that his horse would have won without being given the performance enhancing substance. At best the trainer can be held accountable for making it impossible for the owner to keep the purse by his disqualifying action, but unfortunately, at best will be liable for a much smaller settlement.
Bob