08/21/2022
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We would like to inform you of ILLEGAL activity, involving Arabian Racing at Sam Houston Race Park.
First there is a person who has been “Banned
For Life” in Arabian Horse Association. He is still racing under an LLC, and his Girlfriend is his front at tracks. I will attach documents showing this. His name is Mark Powell.
There is also a Ranch, QUARTER MOON RANCH, that is BARRED from racing at SHRP.
QMR has trained several TOP running Arabians.
Long Story short Mark Powell cross bred his Arabians to run. He asked his brother Scott Powell to assist in training. (Scott is known as the top trainer). Mark got caught through DNA testing of his horses. Scott had no knowledge of his brothers ILLEGAL activity. Documents Below clearing Scott.
Politics, Money, and envious breeders, owners, trainers…….Have gotten several tracks to not allow QMR TO RACE. There is no legal reason for it. QMR has lost everything, while his brother Mark continues to ILLEGALLY race. It is a well known fact , but others are afraid to speak up.
We are working tirelessly to get tracks to stop their ILLEGAL, allowance of “Banned for Life” Mark Powell to continue racing. In which he is pocketing money.
QMR: Scott and Lori Powell are cleared of any knowledge of Marks Cheating. YET, they can’t for NO LEGAL REASON.
PLEASE HELP US GET Justice for Quarter Moon Ranch.
https://www.horseradionetwork.com/2018/02/15/arabian-racing-3-2018-racing-season-at-sam-houston-race-park-darley-champion-trainer-scott-powell/
Legal Documents
COLUMNS AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS BELOW.
Delaware Park Owner-Trainer-
Lifetime Ban
Delaware Park Owner-Trainer- Lifetime Ban
By
LEGAL DOCUMENTs BELOW
The Delaware Park Stewards have suspended Mark Powell owner and trainer for life. He appeared telephonically represented by Gary Katz Attorney at Law in a hearing on July 26th 2019. The hearing was held in the matter finding him guilty of DTRC 10.2.2:
“No person shall at any time cause or permit the correct identity of a horse to be concealed or altered nor shall any person refuse to reveal the correct identity of a horse he owns, or which is in his care, to a Racing Official”
as well as DTRC Rule 18.3.1
“...either the Commission, the Stewards or the Licensee may bar or eject any person from Licensee’s grounds...who, by reason of his or her past or contemplated conduct or associations is, or would be, in any direct or indirect way detrimental to the continued maintenance and promotion of high standards for honesty, integrity and propriety in all...racing conducted in Delaware.”
As testimony was concluded and evidence was presented the Delaware Park Board of Stewards fined Mark Powell $2500.00 and suspended his Delaware Racing Commission occupational license and barred his participation for life. They found Mark Powell intentionally was running horses and concealing their identity of which weren’t the horses named.
July 9, 2018 race 9- So Big Boy disqualified from first and declared unplaced
July 28, 2018 race 8- So Big Boy disqualified from first and declared unplaced
August 4, 2018 race 9- Bigg Girl disqualified from first and declared unplaced
August20, 2018 race 8- So Big Boy disqualified from first and declared unplaced
August 25, 2018 race 9- Bigg Girl disqualified from first and declared unplaced
There is no place for anything even remotely like this in horse racing and while we applaud the efforts of the stewards what is amazing to me is that there is much of this same type of thing going on at lower and mid-level tracks. This is a rarity at high level tracks and their practices must be examined so that the lower level tracks avoid these types of incidences and can learn from them. While I am happy that the purses were redistributed it’s the bettor that takes it in the shorts. Too bad the people that wagered on these races couldn’t recoup their losses as they were swindled out of their money.
