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Title: Veitch Canned
Post by: BB on November 28, 2011, 05:44:28 PM
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/66384/ky-steward-veitch-dismissed-no-cause-given

Without cause. You can always count on racing to be classy and transparent in these things, eh?
Title: Re: Veitch Canned
Post by: plasticman on November 28, 2011, 10:52:14 PM
There was a cause, they just chose not to make it public.
Title: Re: Veitch Canned
Post by: Rick B. on November 29, 2011, 04:54:57 AM
plasticman Wrote:
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> There was a cause, they just chose not to make it
> public.

Right. The KHRC stating that he was \"no longer needed\" and is released \"without cause\" was simply a tactic that completely cut off Veitch\'s ability to use the state\'s statutory appeals process.
 
He can try the court system, but essentially...he\'s out.