California Horse Racing Board's new equine medical director accused of violations
by John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times
Dec 23, 2021
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES — The California Horse Racing Board, which has bounced from crisis to crisis the past few years, now finds its newly appointed equine medical director under suspicion from another state regulatory agency.
Dr. Jeff Blea, who is in charge of the investigation into the death of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, was hit with a 27-page "accusation" by the state Veterinary Medical Board on Dec. 17 alleging he violated several state regulations in the year prior to being named equine medical director July 1.
The investigation started in February after the VMB received an anonymous tip that Blea and
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