Supreme Court’s Annulment of Regulation Permitting Out-Of-Competition Drug Testing of Harness Racehorses Reversed

The Third Department reversed Supreme Court’s annulment of a regulation that permitted out-of-competition drug testing of harness racehorses pursuant to the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law.  In a lengthy decision, the Third Department went through each of Supreme Court’s findings, reversing all but one which annulled the portion of the regulation prohibiting all “protein and peptide-based drugs” because it conflicted with the permitted-use regulation. Matter of Ford v NYS Racing and Wagering Board, 514622, 3rd Dept, 6-6-13