The Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission has ejected owner Michael Gill from racing at Penn National Race Course, claiming his participation would disrupt the orderly conduct of racing at the track.
Gill was notified late Tuesday afternoon by the commission that his horses will no longer be permitted to race at Penn National, located in Grantville, Pa., although Gill said from New Hampshire that he understood the ruling to mean his horses will still be permitted to race at Philadelphia Park.
Gill said on Monday that he planned to get out of racing in the wake of the controversy that stemmed from two of his horses breaking down at Penn National, but he still planned to race horses at the track this week.
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The commission ruling came at the conclusion of their investigation into recent breakdowns of Gill’s horses at Penn and some 24 hours before the Wednesday card was to begin. Part of the ruling reads that Gill’s further participation “will jeopardize the orderly conduct of the race meet” and that “your presence and continued participation has been inconsistent with the best interest of racing.”
Eric Schippers, spokesman for Penn National Gaming, said, “We plan to comply fully with this, and we’re pleased the commission took such swift action to our request to investigate this matter.”
Gill met at length Saturday at Penn with officials and veterinarians from the track to address the situation that existed since the breakdown of Laughing Moon on Jan. 23. Gill said he was informed at the Saturday meeting that necropsies ordered by the track for Laughing Moon and for Melodeeman, who also suffered a catastrophic breakdown Jan. 21 at Penn, uncovered no wrongdoing.
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Gill was notified late Tuesday afternoon by the commission that his horses will no longer be permitted to race at Penn National, located in Grantville, Pa., although Gill said from New Hampshire that he understood the ruling to mean his horses will still be permitted to race at Philadelphia Park.
Gill said on Monday that he planned to get out of racing in the wake of the controversy that stemmed from two of his horses breaking down at Penn National, but he still planned to race horses at the track this week.
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The commission ruling came at the conclusion of their investigation into recent breakdowns of Gill’s horses at Penn and some 24 hours before the Wednesday card was to begin. Part of the ruling reads that Gill’s further participation “will jeopardize the orderly conduct of the race meet” and that “your presence and continued participation has been inconsistent with the best interest of racing.”
Eric Schippers, spokesman for Penn National Gaming, said, “We plan to comply fully with this, and we’re pleased the commission took such swift action to our request to investigate this matter.”
Gill met at length Saturday at Penn with officials and veterinarians from the track to address the situation that existed since the breakdown of Laughing Moon on Jan. 23. Gill said he was informed at the Saturday meeting that necropsies ordered by the track for Laughing Moon and for Melodeeman, who also suffered a catastrophic breakdown Jan. 21 at Penn, uncovered no wrongdoing.
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