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Los Alamitos Ban on Harness Drivers Upheld by Court

By JOHN CHERWA
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An attempt by 13 harness drivers to overturn a California Horse Racing Board ruling prohibiting them from driving at Los Alamitos was denied in Los Angeles Superior Court Thursday.

Judge David Yaffey upheld the right of Los Alamitos to establish minimum driver performance standards. The CHRB later upheld Los Alamitos’ right to impose standards.

Lloyd Arnold, Los Alamitos president and part-owner, barred 82 drivers last year because the drivers “have no chance of winning, and that’s bad for the sport.”

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The drivers were required to meet minimum performance standards.

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John Cherwa

John Cherwa is a special contributor to the Los Angeles Times. He started at The Times in 1980 and left in 1995 to be sports editor of the Chicago Tribune and Tribune Co. sports coordinator in 2002. He rejoined The Times in 2009 and left his post as deputy sports editor late in 2017. Currently, his major coverage area is horse racing, where he can be found at big races at Santa Anita, the Triple Crown series and Breeders’ Cup. He also can be found at the Olympics, having just finished the Tokyo and Beijing double, marking his 11th Olympics. Cherwa also contributes general interest stories from Florida.

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