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Asmussen suspended for six months

By Mary Rampellini
Daily Racing Form

Thursday, July 16, 2009

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas -- 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. "I thin ...

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