Report: No ruling yet in Baffert's case against NYRA
No federal-court ruling was issued Monday in Bob Baffert’s case against the New York Racing Association according to the Thoroughbred Daily News. Baffert was trying to force an end to his indefinite suspension at New York tracks.
According to the TDN story, Baffert’s attorney Craig Robertson argued his client will suffer irreparable damage by not being able to enter horses in the Saratoga meet, scheduled to begin Thursday. He also reportedly made the claim that NYRA did not give Baffert due process in the matter.
NYRA’s attorney Henry Greenberg reportedly called the argument that NYRA does not have the right to exclude Baffert “frivolous.”
The two sides presented their arguments in a hearing Monday in front of judge Carol Bagley Amon in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y.
The suit was filed by Baffert on June 14 after the trainer was indefinitely suspended by NYRA due to Medina Spirit’s positive drug test after the Kentucky Derby.
“NYRA’s impulsive decision to deprive Baffert of his professional livelihood within the state of New York is one that it had no legal authority to make,” the original filing from Baffert said. “NYRA cannot usurp the Gaming Commission’s sole authority to adjudicate matters concerning Baffert’s license and his ability to participate in New York races.”
According to various reports, a ruling will come from Bagley Amon at an unspecified later date.