February 18, 2022
A former racehorse trainer who pled guilty in a far-reaching scheme to dope the animals to gain an advantage should spend up to three years in prison, New York federal prosecutors said Thursday.
February 03, 2022
A Manhattan federal jury has convicted a former veterinarian of selling performance-enhancing drugs used on professional racing horses, including the thoroughbreds that once-renowned trainer Jorge Navarro led to victory.
December 17, 2021
Once celebrated for training race-winning thoroughbred horses, Jorge Navarro received a five-year prison sentence Friday after prosecutors said he played a central role in the widespread doping scandal that ensnared the sport, all while reveling in his "Juice Man" moniker.
December 06, 2021
Renowned thoroughbred trainer Jorge Navarro has asked a Manhattan federal judge for leniency when he's sentenced later this month for his role in a widespread doping scheme that rocked horse racing, expressing remorse for conduct he said was driven by an "insatiable desire to win."
November 19, 2021
A veterinarian ensnared in a national horse-doping dragnet told a New York federal judge on Thursday that a life in "shambles" and the "crushing financial consequences" he's already suffered are punishment enough, as he asked for no prison time and a reprieve from fines.
August 11, 2021
Renowned thoroughbred trainer Jorge Navarro on Wednesday admitted to his role in a widespread scheme to obtain performance-enhancing drugs and administer them to racehorses, in a case that has ensnared dozens of individuals.
August 03, 2021
A New York veterinarian on Tuesday admitted his role in a scheme to supply performance-enhancing drugs to racehorses competing across the world and to hide the conduct from regulators.
March 09, 2020
More than two dozen trainers, veterinarians, drug distributors and others were hit with criminal charges accusing them of administering performance-enhancing drugs to racehorses competing across the world and hiding the scheme from regulators, with federal prosecutors on Monday calling the bust the largest of its kind.