T Houghton All In Against Arlington....

[docicu3]

Terry Houghton will have his day in Cook County District Court after filing 7 counts of accusations which essentially will put Arlington and parent company Churchill Downs on the defensive when he attempts to recover lost wages and a sullied reputation in suits filed Friday.

After more than a year of accusations and innuendo about 3 races at Tampa and Great Lakes where it is alleged that Mr Houghton's mounts were compromised on April 10th at Tampa and later last year at Great Lakes August 26 and Sept 5th Houghton will force Arlington to ante up for loss wages and slander in a winner take all battle likely to have the ear and eyes of the entire racing community. (ESPN)

Isn't it about time either these 10 riders are prosecuted or cleared. With all the accusations made by several prominent tracks the announcements and subsequent failure to prosecute provide the best example of why racing is viewed as a rudderless ship to police itself on any level.

It should be interesting to see if T.H. can be successful in recovering lost wages and punitive damages and whether his own alibi's to the events in question are convincing enough to convince the court of public opinion that he can be trusted to ride again.

When he was asked to leave Tampa last spring during the height of the hysteria I have a memory of TH sobbing like a man on the verge of walking the plank. What a turn around to have him be the aggressor taking on the corporate giants in open court.

Any predictions on how this one comes out????

[robfla]

race tracks have a right to ban anyone they want. ( jockeys, trainers, patrons, etc. ) they have alot more leverage than any other type of company as they have the right to protect the integrity of the game.

my prediction:

some lawyers are going to make alot of money and nothing will change

[AeWingnut]

my opinion is - get the right jury he could own these tracks.

I have a right to free speech
doesn't free me from the consequences

The case against TD was extremely weak
it was almost like someone in a position of power didn't win a bet
or he rejected thier sexual advances

[Danzig]

not sure how this will all work out for the jocks involved....tracks do have a right to ban peope from the premises.

but then, you gotta wonder..this jock gets banned for unspecified reasons, no case laid out....and a certain trainer still has the right to go to any track after racking up nearly two dozen drug positives.

[SentToStud]

It's not a coincidence he's bringing suit in Illinois, especially in the Cook County DCircuit. While business owners do have wide latitude in excluding persons from their sites, Illinois has traditionally been a far more favorable situs for lawsuits brought by allegedly aggrieved workers than other states, certainly including Florida and Michigan. Arlington/CDI will likely need to show and demonstrate cause.

[docicu3]

that would be 2-2....