PENALTY BOX - 2005

Fines and suspensions issued by the licensed judges
of the Maine Harness Racing Commission
Scarborough Presiding Judge: Edward Kelleher & Steve Mancine  Associate Judges: Charles Malia, Steve Mancine & Frank Woodbury
Bangor Raceway Presiding Judge: Walter McIntyre   Associate Judges: Frank Hall, Jr. & Ken Ronco
Northern Maine Fair Presiding Judge: Roger Smith, Jr   Associate Judges: John Oldnixon & Sheridan Smith
Topsham Fair Presiding Judge: Ken Ronco  Associate Judges : Walter McIntyre & Sheridan Smith
Skowhegan Fair Presiding Judge: Ken Ronco  Associate Judges: Roger Smith, Jr. & Sheridan Smith
Union Fair Presiding Judge: Ken Ronco  Associate Judges: Ronald Merrill & Sheridan Smith
Windsor Fair Presiding Judge: Ken Ronco  Associate Judges: George Hickman & Sheridan Smith
Oxford Fair Presiding Judge: Ken Ronco  Associate Judges: Richard Crabtree & Roger Smith Jr.
Farmington Fair Presiding Judge: Roger Smith, Jr.  Associate Judges: Sheridan Smith & Albert Smith
Cumberland Fair Presiding Judge: Edward Kelleher  Associate Judges: Sheridan Smith & Charles Malia
Fryeburg Fair Presiding Judge: Roger Smith, Jr. Associate Judges: Sheridan Smith & Walter McIntyre
Occ - Occurrence
Susp - Suspension
Date Licensee Rule Violation Occ Fine Susp Track Comments
12/11/05 Loyal Pratt 7,54T Both feet out of the stirrups in race 3 1 $50 Scar
12/10/05 Jason Bartlett 7,54C-8 Kicking 4 $100 Scar
12/4/05 Peter Kass 11,3 Late to the Lasix Barn 2 $50 Scar
12/4/05 David Miller 7,34 Late Driver Change 1 $50 Scar
11/27/05 Ronald Cushing 7,53C-8 Kicking his horse around the 7/8th pole 1 $50 Scar
11/20/05 Loyal Pratt 7,53C-8 Mr. Pratt did whip his horse continuously and excessively after the horse failed to respond to the whip 1 $50 Scar
11/6/05 Heath Campbell 7,54S Failure to keep the reins in both hands before the 7/8th pole 4 $50 Scar
11/12/05 Donna Smith 11,3 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Scar
11/5/05 Heath Campbell 7,54S Failure to keep the reins in both hands before the 7/8th pole 3 $50 Scar
10/30/05 Edwin McLellan 7,54M Mr. McLellan did impede the progress of another horse causing it to break in race 7 1 $100 Scar
10/29/05 Richard Flanders 7,54T Foot out of the stirrup at or near the 7/8th pole 1 $50 Scar
10/23/05 Shawn Gray 7,54S Failure to keep the reins in both hands before the 7/8th pole 2 $50 Scar
10/22/05 Derek Howes 7,54S Failure to keep the reins in both hands before the 7/8th pole 1 $50 Scar
10/21/05 Drew Campbell 7,54Q-5 Violation of the vertical plane whipping rule 1 $100 Scar
10/16/05 Drew Campbell 7,54S Failure to keep the reins in both hands approaching the 3/4 pole in race 9 5 $100 Scar
10/9/05 Eugene D'Alessandro 7,30 Failure to honor the declarations of two horses 1 $200 Frybg Appealed
10/9/05 Rodney Grady 7,30 Failure to honor the declarations of two horses 1 $200 Frybg
10/9/05 Donna Smith 7,30 Failure to honor the declaration of her horse 1 $100 Frybg Appealed
10/9/05 Brad Irvine 7,30 Failure to honor the declarations of two horses 1 $200 Frybg
10/9/05 Tim Wing 7,30 Failure to honor the declaration of his horse 1 $100 Frybg Recinded
10/9/05 Orrin Phipps 7,30 Failure to honor the declaration of his horse 1 $100 Frybg
10/9/05 Aaron Tuttle 7,30 Failure to honor the declaration of his horse 1 $100 Frybg
10/9/05 Mark Athearn 7,54S Failure to keep the reins in both hands prior to the 7/8ths 1 $50 Frybg
10/9/05 Drew Campbell 7,54S Failure to keep the reins in both hands prior to the 7/8ths 4 $50 Frybg
10/8/05 Heath Campbell 7,54S Failure to keep the reins in both hands prior to the 7/8ths 2 $50 Frybg
10/6/05 Linda Nelson 11,3 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Frybg
10/6/05 Robert Marston 11,3 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Frybg
10/6/05 Lloyd MacDonald 7,53 Continued use of whip after the horse failed to respond 1 $200 Frybg
10/4/05 Emile Shaw 11,3 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Frybg
10/1/05 Peter Kass 7,30 Mr. Kass failed to honor a declaration for race #2 2 $100 Cum
9/30/05 Peter Kass 7,30 Mr. Kass failed to honor a declaration for race #2 1 $50 Cum
9/28/05 Loyal Pratt 11,3 Late to the Lasix Barn $50 Cum
9/26/05 Lawrence Cummings 7,30 Mr. Cummings did fail to honor a declaration for race 10 1 $100 Cum
9/24/05 Derek Howe 7,36D Mr. Howe did cross over before the start of the race behind the starting gate 1 $50 Farm
9/21/05 Robert Gray 7,541A Mr. Gray did interfere with another horse in race 3 1 $50 Farm
9/21/05 Drew Campbell 7,531C1 Mr. Campbell did fail to drive in race 5 & 7 after being programmed 1 $75 Farm
9/19/05 Kevin Switzer, Jr. 7,53 1C1 Mr Switzer Jr. did fail to drive in race 4 after being programmed 1 $25 Farm
9/16/05 Heath Campbell 7,54T Mr Campbell did have his foot out of the stirrup 3 $50 Oxfd
9/15/05 Cain MacKenzie 7,53C-8 Mr. MacKenzie did kick his horse during race 5 1 $50 Oxfd
9/15/05 Randy Bickmore 11,3C1 Late to the lasix barn 2 $50 Oxfd
9/15/05 Jason Bartlett 7,53C-8 Mr. Bartlett did kick his horse during race 4 3 $50 Oxfd
9/15/05 Steve Mahar 7,53C-8 Mr. Mahar did kick his horse during race 6 1 $50 Oxfd
9/4/05 Ivan Davies 7,53C-3 Mr. Davies did cause potentially injurious actions against another licensee in race 6 1 $100 Scar
8/29/05 Aaron Tuttle 7,53C-8 Mr. Tuttle did kick his horse in race 7 1 $50 Wind
8/29/05 Franklin Hiscock 7,54G Mr. Hiscock did let a horse pass on the inside needlessly in race 1 1 $50 Wind
8/28/05 Drew Campbell 7,54T Mr. Campbell did have his foot out of the stirrup in race 12 1 $50 Wind
8/28/05 Jason Bartlett 7,54T Mr. Bartlett did have his foot out of the stirrup in race 12 4 $50 Wind
8/28/05 Robert Marston 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Scar
8/27/05 Shawn Gray 7,54T Mr. Gray did have his foot out of the stirrup in race 6 3 $50 Scar
8/27/05 Eugene D'Alessandro 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Scar
8/26/05 Bernard Dubois 7,54T Mr. Dubois did have his foot out of the stirrup on or near the 7/8th pole and into the stretch in race 5 2 $75 Scar
8/26/05 Shane Taggart 7,Q-1 Mr. Taggart did cause visible injury with the whip on Adelia's Boy in race 3 1 $100 Scar
8/25/05 Jason Bartlett 7,54T Mr Bartlett did have his foot out of the stirrup in race 9 3 $50 Union
8/24/05 Charles Fleming 7,54M Mr. Fleming did interfere with another horse casuing that horse to break in race 3 1 3 days Aug 28 - Sept 2
8/24/05 Stephen Mahar 7,54N Mr. Mahar did fail to set and maintain a pace comparable to the class in race 3 1 $50 Union
8/23/05 Heath Campbell 7,54N Mr. Campbell did fail to set and maintain a pace comparable to the class of the race 1 $50 Union
8/23/05 Amber Sawyer 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 4 $50 Union
8/21/05 Heidi Rohr 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Scar
8/20/05 Bernard Dubois 7,54T Mr Dubois did have his foot out of the stirrup in race 1 1 $50 Scar
8/20/05 Michael Cushing 7,54T Mr. Cushing did have his foot out of the stirrup in race 1 1 $50 Skow
8/19/05 Michael Creamer 7,54T Mr. Creamer did have his foot out of the stirrup in race 8 1 $50 Skow
8/17/05 Todd Whitney 7,34 Mr. Whitney did make a late driver change on the horse Steppin Not Dragon for race 3 1 $25 Scar
8/14/05 Stanley Bubier, III 7,62 Mr. Bubier did use improper conduct toward an official around race 5 1 $100 Scar
8/12/05 Carl Smith 7,54Q Mr. Smith did use his whip in an indiscriminate manner in race 6 1 $50 Tops
8/12/205 Amber Sawyer 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 3 $50 Tops
8/12/05 Peter Kass 7,54S Mr. Kass did fail to keep the reins in each hand until the 7/8th pole 1 $50 Tops
8/12/05 Michael Graffam 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Scar
8/12/05 Shawn Gray 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Scar
8/11/05 Gary Mosher 7,53C-8 Mr. Mosher did kick his horse in the stretch in race 5 1 $50 Tops
8/11/05 Russell Wing, Jr. 7,54S Mr. Wing did fail to keep the reins in both hands before the 7/8th pole in race 3 1 $50 Tops
8/9/05 John Nason 7,54-Q Mr. Nason did use his whip in an indiscrimate manner while warming a horse after the 2nd race - Appeal denied 1 $50 Tops
8/8/05 Heidi Rohr 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Tops
8/8/05 Derryl Niles, Jr. 7,54Q Excessive Use of the Whip in Race 2 1 $50 Tops
8/8/05 Derryl Niles, Jr. 7,54T Mr. Niles did kick his horse in the stretch in race 4 1 $50 Tops
8/7/05 James Apperti, Jr. 7,36F Mr. Apperti did fail to come up and stay in position behind the starting gate for race 2 1 $50 Scar
8/7/05 Shawn Gray 7,53,1-B Mr Gray did refuse to appear at a hearing as requested and was properly notified by the Judges 1 $50 Scar
8/7/05 Charlene Urquidez 7,54T Ms. Urquidez did have her foot out of the stirrup in race 2 1 $50 Tops
8/6/05 James Apperti, Jr. 7,53C-3 Mr. Apperti did use improper, offensive and threatening language to another licensee 2 $100 Scar
8/5/05 James Apperti, Jr. 7,54S Mr. Apperti did fail to keep the reins in both hands before the 7/8th pole in race 6 2 $50 Scar
8/5/05 Shawn Gray 7,54T Mr. Gray did have his foot out of the stirrup in race 7 1 $50 Scar
8/3/05 Anthony Tambolleo 11,4E Mr. Tambolleo did fail to stay in the testing area until properly released. 1 $100 Scar
7/29/05 Eugene Eugley 11,3C-1 Late to the Lasix Barn 1 $50 Scar
7/27/05 Amber Sawyer 7,53C-3 Use of improper language around other licensees in the paddock area 1 $50 Scar
7/27/05 Richard Flanders 7,54S Mr. Flanders did have the reins in one hand before the 7/8th pole in race 5 1 $50 Scar
7/27/05 Brian Nelson 7,53C-8 Mr. Nelson did kick his horse in race 9 1 $50 Scar
7/27/05 Greg Bowden 7,53C-1 Mr. Bowden did fail to drive when programmed in race 9 1 $25 Scar
7/24/05 Loyal Pratt 7,54Q-1 Mr. Pratt while driving Todays Preview did injure his horse with the whip in race 5 1 $100 Scar
7/23/05 Owen Davies 7,34 Mr. Davies did make a late driver change on the horse, Marching Forward for race 4 1 $25 Scar
7/23/05 Drew Campbell 7,53C-8 Mr. Campbell did kick his horse in race 2 2 $75 Scar
7/22/05 Mark Athearn 7,53C-8 Mr. Athearn did kick is horse around the last turn in race 4 1 $50 Scar
7/17/05 Lloyd MacDonald 7,54Q-1 Mr. MacDonald did cause visible injury (cut the horse and caused bleeding) to his horse in race 8 1 $100 Scar
7/14/05 Scott MacKenzie 7,53C-8 Mr. MacKenzie did kick his horse approaching the 7/8th in race 2 1 $50 Bang
7/10/05 Ivan Davies 7,54Q Mr. Davies did use his whip in an indiscriminate manner at the 3/4 pole in race 9 1 $50 Bang
7/10/05 Dirk Duncan 7.54S Mr. Duncan did fail to keep a rein in each hand beforethe 7/8th pole in race 1 3 $50 Bang
7/10/05 Kevin Switzer 7,54S Mr. Switzer did whip his horse excessively in the stretch during race 12 1 $50 Bang
7/9/05 Greg Bowden 7,54Q Mr. Bowden did whip his horse excessively in the stretch during race 5 1 $50 Bang
7/3/05 Jason Bartlett 7,53C-8 Mr. Bartlett did kick his horse approaching the half 1 $50 Scar
7/3/05 Shawn Gray 11-3 Late to the lasix barn 1 $50 Scar
7/3/05 James Apperti, Jr. 7,62 Mr. Apperti did use improper language to the starter 1 $50 Scar
7/3/05 Owen Davies 7,54M Mr. Davies did cause interference in the stretch. His horse was placed 1 $50 Scar
7/3/05 Allie Hiscock 7,54T Mr. Hiscock did have his foot out of the stirrup in the stretch in race 4 1 $50 Scar
7/2/05 Todd Smith 7,54Q Excessive use of the whip causing visible injury 1 $100 Scar
7/2/05 John Davidson 7,54N Failure to maintain a pace comparable to the class of the race 1 $50 Bang
7/1/05 Amber Sawyer 11,3C-1 Late to the lasix barn 2 $50 Scar
7/1/05 Heath Campbell 7,54S Failure to keep the lines in both hands prior to the 7/8th pole 1 $50 Bang
6/29/05 James Apperti, Jr 7,52Q2 Mr. Apperti did hit his horse after race in the paddock 1 $100 Scar
6/26/05 Terrence Farrington 9,3-6 Mr. Farrington did not pay his stakes entry fee prior to his race 1 $100 Bang
6/26/05 Gary Hall 7,8,121B Failure to obey the instructions of a racing official, violation of the paddock security rules. Mr. Hall did climb over the fence between the grandstand area and the paddock 1 $50 Bang
6/25/05 Dirk Duncan 7,54S Failure to keep the lines in both hands prior to the 7/8th pole 2 $50 Bang
6/25/05 Owen Davies 7,36 Failure to come up into and stay in position behind the gate 1 $50 Scar
6/25/05 Drew Campbell 7,53C-8 Kicking 1 $50 Scar
6/22/05 Bernard DuBois 7,54T Foot out of the stirrup in race 1 1 $50 Scar
6/22/05 Michael Hitchcock 11,3C-1 Late to the lasix barn 1 $50 Scar
6/22/05 Valerie Grondin 11,3C-1 Late to the lasix barn 1 $50 Scar
6/19/05 Stephen Mahar 7,53C-3 Kicking 1 $50 Bang
6/18/05 Lloyd MacDonald 7,54S Failure to keep the lines in both hands prior to the 7/8th pole 1 $50 Scar
6/15/05 Stanley Bubier, III 7,54T Failure to keep both feet in the stirrups 1 $50 Scar
6/12/05 James Apperti, Jr. 7,54S Failure to keep the lines in both hands prior to the 7/8th pole 1 $50 Scar
6/11/05 Dirk Duncan 7,54T Foot out of stirrup in the stretch in race 4 2 $50 Bang
6/9/05 Richard Jones, Jr 7,54M Mr Jones did cause interference while driving Sparky L in race 3 1 $50 Scar
6/5/05 Eugene D'Alessandro 7,54M Impeding the progress of another horse (placed) 1 $50 Scar
6/5/05 Dirk Duncan 7,54T Foot out of stirrup in race 1 1 $50 Bang
6/4/05 Chris Hitchcock 17-5-11 Riding on the shaft of the sulky from the winners circle to the paddock 1 $25 Bang
6/4/05 Cain MacKenzie 17-5-11 Allowing a person to ride on the shaft of the sulky from the winners circle to the paddock 1 $25 Bang
6/3/05 Brian Nelson 7,54N Failure to set and maintain a pace comparable to the class of the race 1 $50 Scar
6/1/05 David Miller 11,3,C-1 Late to the lasix barn with Tact Anvil N, for race 1 1 $50 Scar
5/28/05 Wallace Watson 7,54A Mr. Watson did change course in race 8 causing another horse to break. 1 $100 Scar
5/28/05 Heath Campbell 7,54T Foot out of stirrup in the stretch 2 $50 Bang
5/8/05 Ronald Merrill 7,54F Mr. Merrill did pull his horse off the rail where clearance did not exist and by doing so carried another horse causing the horse to lose ground. Mr. Merrill finished 2nd and was placed 4th 1 3 days May 13,14,15
5/8/05 Dirk Duncan 7,54S Failure to keep reins in both hands before 7/8th pole 1 $50 Scar
5/8/05 Drew Campbell 7,54S Failure to keep reins in both hands before 7/8th pole 1 $50 Scar
5/7/05 Jason Bartlett 7,54T Foot out of the stirrup in race 7 2 $50 Scar
5/7/05 Heath Campbell 7,54T Foot out of the stirrup in the stretch in race 3 1 $50 Scar
5/7/05 Amber Sawyer 11,53C-1 Late to the medication barn with the horse J.R. GERONIMO 1 $50 Scar
5/1/05 Randy Bartlett 11,3C-1 Late to the medication barn 1 $50 Scar
4/30/05 Jason Bartlett 7,54T Foot out of the stirrup 1 $50 Scar
4/17/05 Mark Harris 11,3C-1 Late to the medication barn 1 $50 Scar
4/16/05 Shawn Gray 7,54S Failure to keep reins in both hands before 7/8th pole 1 $50 Scar
4/9/05 Ronald Cushing 7,54T Both Feet out of the stirrups 1 $50 Scar