Thoroughbred Trainer O’Neill Suspended in TCO2 Violation

O’Neill was penalized under a rule than holds the trainer to be the absolute insurer of his horses’ condition.
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Thoroughbred trainer Doug O’Neill has been handed a conditional 45-day suspension and a $15,000 fine as the result of a horse in his care racing in 2010 with an elevated level of total carbon dioxide.

In determining the penalty for the class 3 violation, the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) accepted the recommendation of a hearing officer following a seven-day hearing. Kirk Breed, CHRB executive director, will decide when the suspension will begin, but it will occur no sooner than July 1, 2012, according to a statement from the CHRB.

O’Neill is the trainer of I’ll Have Another, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) and the Preakness Stakes (gr. I). I’ll Have Another will attempt to become racing’s first Triple Crown winner since 1978 in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) June 9 at Belmont Park.

The CHRB met in a closed session May 24 at Betfair Hollywood Park to consider the recommended decision in the O’Neill case

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Jack Shinar is a frequent contributor to The Blood-Horse magazine and is part of their Digital Media department.

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