Trainer Patrick Biancone, who was suspended after cobra
venom and other substances were found in his barn at Keeneland three
years ago, withdrew his application for a license to train in Kentucky Sept. 30.
The decision came after the Kentucky Horse Racing
Commission’s license review committee indicated it would reject
Biancone’s application due to falsifying or omitting information. Under
the Kentucky licensing procedures, the committee could have approved
the application, rejected it, or given Biancone the right to withdraw
it.
KHRC executive director Lisa Underwood said the
committee’s decision will be relayed to the Association of Racing
Commissioners International for inclusion on its rulings database. She
said Biancone could reapply for a license in 2011.
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