Trainer Jason Servis, indicted as part of a wide-ranging scheme to dope horses, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
Dr. Seth Fishman, a veterinarian who allegedly helped trainer Jorge Navarro dope X Y Jet, has been found guilty on two counts in that case.
Scott Robinson became the first defendant sentenced in the Navarro-Servis doping case, incurring an 18-month prison sentence and forfeiting $3.8 million.
In today’s “10 stories that mattered,” 2020 began with two dozen indictments for horse doping and ended with new anti-doping legislation. Progress?
Crane Thoroughbreds suffered a deadly barn fire, indictments rocked racing, and more, in the week in social media.
The indictments of Jason Servis, Jorge Navarro, and others have regulators and racetracks scrambling, while vets say their horses need a break, too.
X Y Jet and Maximum Security are not the only horses who were the ultimate victims of the crimes allegedly committed by Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis.
The indictments of trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis and others is a good step, says Teresa Genaro, but one raising plenty of unanswered questions.
Trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis were the biggest names among 27 indicted Monday on federal charges that they illegally doped racehorses.
Saturday’s G3 General George is topped by millionaire Firenze Fire, with local hopeful Still Having Fun among his rivals.
