Asmussen suspended for six months

7/16/2009 9:23 PM  | sports.espn.go.com
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The Lone Star Park board of stewards on Thursday suspended trainer Steve Asmussen six months and fined him $1,500 after one of his horses, Timber Trick, tested positive for a lidocaine metabolite in 2008.

Maggi Moss, an attorney who represents Asmussen, said on Thursday an appeal has been filed with the Texas Racing Commission. Moss said she has also asked the commission for a stay of Asmussen's penalty. Moss said she was disheartened with the ruling Thursday.

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Time for Some Downsizing? Maybe if Asmussen cut back on the size of his operation and was able to oversee the day to day activities of his stable, instead of having two hundred some horses spread out all over the United States...things like this wouldn't happen.