NJ Harness Driver Fined $5,000, Suspended 20 Days for Whipping Prior to 3-horse Spill
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A harness driver in New Jersey–where whipping a horse to make it run faster is prohibited in Thoroughbred racing but permitted with restrictions in Standardbred races–has been fined $5,000 and suspended 20 days for whipping his pacer so indiscriminately during a race last month that the judges deemed his actions caused a three-horse spill that
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