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Originally Posted by MonmouthParkJoe
There is no law, specifically for privately owned tracks. However, there is a thing call due process and is kind of a big deal in racing.
Kind of like in life right? Would you like to be convicted on a charge or penalty based on common sense?
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We'd all love to live in a world where due process is applied fairly and works. But in horse racing it doesn't work. The cheaters have found a way to game the system when it comes to drug testing. It's that simple. In addition, it's highly likely the cheaters are also lining the pockets of those who might cause resistance to their practices.
With all of this, the only thing the tracks can do is to act within whatever legal means they have at their disposal to remove anyone that is impacting the quality of their product. If the tracks don't think Navarro is impacting their product, they are idiots. When I open the racing form and see a track littered with guys like Navarro, Ness and the like I normally move on. It's not easy to dodge these landmines since they are popping up everywhere but I personally don't take their racing seriously when guys like this tower over their racing landscape.
As far as due practice goes, how is it that a casino can ban you for winning too much? If you go to Ceasars' Palace and win a lot over an extended period of time, you could be banned from coming back. What due process is being applied there?
