The New York State Gaming Commission on Monday fined the horse trainer Steve Asmussen $10,000 for violating its drug rules and proposed sweeping new regulations to ensure racehorses are humanely cared for and to restrict the use of drugs in the sport.
The fine and proposed regulations were prompted by an undercover investigation in 2013 by a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) investigator who employed a hidden camera in Asmussen’s barn to record seven hours of video. The group said the video, along with a 285-page report, showed mistreatment of Asmussen’s horses to be widespread.