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Thursday, September 11, 2014Contact: Shannon Luce (859) 224-2716
The Jockey Club Denies Stud Book Privileges to Four People

The Jockey Club announced today that two people will be denied all privileges of The American Stud Book permanently and that two others will be denied all privileges of The American Stud Book for five years. All actions become effective January 1, 2015.

The denial of privileges, pursuant to Rule 19 of the Principal Rules and Requirements of The American Stud Book, includes the privilege of registering foals and the privileges of any registration process for any Thoroughbred.

Deborah (aka Devorah) Aikman will be denied privileges permanently, starting January 1, 2015, for being convicted of charges involving cruelty to horses in 2011 and pleading guilty to charges involving cruelty to horses in 2013, both in Texas.

James W. Houseman will be denied privileges permanently, starting January 1, 2015, for a 2012 guilty plea to charges involving cruelty to horses in Pennsylvania and a 2013 Alford plea to charges involving cruelty to horses in Maryland.

Christopher W. Grove will be denied privileges for five years, starting January 1, 2015, for being determined to have violated applicable racing authority statutes, rules, or regulations relating to substances that have been classified by the Racing Commissioners International Inc. (RCI) as Class 1. The violation occurred at Charles Town Race Track in 2012.

Kyi W. Lormand will be denied privileges for five years, starting January 1, 2015, for being determined to have violated applicable racing authority statutes, rules, or regulations relating to substances that have been classified by RCI as Class 1. The violation occurred at Evangeline Downs in 2012.

The entire text of Rule 19 can be found at registry.jockeyclub.com/registry.cfm?Page=tjcRuleBook#nineteen.