Court Affirms Racing Commission’s Decision that Bars Jockey from Track

A Pennsylvania state court has declined to intervene in a decision made by the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission, which barred a jockey from participating at a Pennsylvania race track because he allegedly used a device known as a “machine” or “battery,” which is used to shock a horse and make it go faster.   The court reasoned that the decision made by the commission “was based upon a ‘reasoned determination’ that (the jockey’s) presence would be detrimental to the