LEXINGTON, Ky. — In 2009, Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby as a 50-1 shot for trainer Bennie L. “Chip” Woolley Jr.
On Tuesday, Woolley was suspended six months by stewards at Turf Paradise for alleged “possession of an illegal needle and syringe,” the BloodHorse reported.
During a Feb. 8 pre-race examination, a veterinarian observed Woolley or an assistant in his barn in possession of the needle and syringe. Woolley’s horses were scratched from races that day at the Phoenix track and the trainer was summarily suspended.
