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State Won’t Appeal Ruling Against Creek Entertainment’s Gretna Barrel Racing
June 7, 2013
The state won’t appeal an administrative law judge’s ruling against a license that had been issued in 2011 to allow wagering on rodeo-style barrel racing in Gadsden County, Florida.
A spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation said Thursday the agency has decided not to appeal the May 6 ruling by Administrative Law Judge John Van Laningham.
The judge said the department’s Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering violated state law when approving the license in October 2011 for Gretna Racing to run its unique horse racing contests. The state had 30 days to appeal.
The pari-mutuel facility, which includes a card room, is west of Tallahassee. The ruling has no impact on the card room license, according to the state department.
A spokeswoman for Creek Entertainment Gretna, the parent company of Gretna Racing, replied via email Thursday that while Tropical Storm Andrea will push the scheduled June 8 races to June 22, “it’s business as usual” at the facility.
The Florida Quarter Horse Track Association, an industry group tied with Gretna Racing, filed an appeal of the administrative ruling Tuesday. The track association, which intervened in the case and defended the license, argued that state law doesn’t define how quarter-horse races must be run. The track association is not affiliated with the Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association or the Florida Quarter Horse Breeders and Owners Association. The Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association and the Florida Quarter Horse Breeders and Owners Association contested the license.
An attorney for the horse racing and breeders associations questioned the standing of the Florida Quarter Horse Track Association to appeal the ruling. Samantha Stratton, a spokeswoman for the state department, said “that is for the court to decide.”
by The News Service of Florida
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