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Ruling: John Veitch Improperly Dismissed

Ruling: John Veitch Improperly Dismissed

A hearing officer for Kentucky Personnel Board has recommended that fired chief racing steward John Veitch should be reinstated to his former position and be awarded all back pay and benefits.

 Saturday, April 27, 2013

Veitch Moves Forward With Appeal

Former Kentucky Chief Steward John Veitch is appealing a circuit court decision upholding his one-year suspension and aspects of his firing.

 Friday, October 05, 2012
Veitch Hearing Takes Place in Kentucky

Veitch Hearing Takes Place in Kentucky

Former Kentucky chief racing steward John Veitch finally got his day in court Aug. 1 when Franklin, Ky., Circuit Court judge Thomas Wingate heard arguments on both sides of the controversial Life At Ten case.

 Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Hearing Set on Veitch's Appeal of Suspension

Hearing Set on Veitch's Appeal of Suspension

A Kentucky Circuit Court judge has scheduled a hearing on former chief Kentucky racing steward John Veitch's request for the court to reverse his one-year suspension stemming from the Life At Ten case.

 Monday, July 23, 2012

Remedy Sought in Latest KHRC, Veitch Dispute

A Circuit Court judge has told John Veitch to obtain a letter of interest for his services from a Kentucky racetrack and then re-submit his license application to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission.

 Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Judge Grants Stay of Veitch Suspension

A Circuit Court judge has granted a stay of the enforcement of a one-year suspension imposed by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on former chief steward John Veitch.

 Thursday, April 12, 2012
Veitch Seeks Reinstatement as KY Steward

Veitch Seeks Reinstatement as KY Steward

John Veitch, the Hall of Fame trainer who was fired from his position as chief racing steward in Kentucky, has filed legal documents seeking to be reinstated and to have a one-year suspension imposed on him lifted.

 Monday, March 12, 2012

Veitch to Appeal One-Year Kentucky Suspension

An attorney for former Kentucky chief steward John Veitch said his client will appeal the Feb. 15 action by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission in which it suspended Veitch for one year.

 Friday, February 17, 2012

Veitch Files Additional Appeal of Dismissal

Former Kentucky chief steward John Veitch has filed a supplemental appeal of his Nov. 28 dismissal from his position, claiming that he was illegally and improperly fired by the Secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet.

 Wednesday, January 04, 2012
KY Steward Veitch Dismissed; No Cause Given

KY Steward Veitch Dismissed; No Cause Given

John Veitch, chief steward for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission who was the subject of an investigation into the Life At Ten situation during the 2010 Breeders' Cup, was dismissed from his position Nov. 28.

 Monday, November 28, 2011

Tab in Life At Ten Case Exceeds $100,000

A probe into Life At Ten's performance in last year's Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic and subsequent hearings into whether chief steward John Veitch violated any racing rules has cost the parties involved more than $100,000.

 Friday, August 26, 2011
Veitch Defends Actions in Life At Ten Case

Veitch Defends Actions in Life At Ten Case

John Veitch, the chief state steward for Kentucky Thoroughbred racing, defended his actions June 28 during a hearing in connection with Life At Ten's run in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Down

 Wednesday, June 29, 2011