Del Mar
Baltas, Ian Kruljac sanctioned
Coady Photography Richard Baltas must complete an anger management program within 90 days.
DEL MAR, Calif. – Trainers Richard Baltas and Ian Kruljac both were fined by Del Mar’s stewards and ordered to “complete a certified course in anger management” in rulings handed down Sunday stemming from incidents earlier this year at Santa Anita.
Baltas was fined $1,000 after disobeying orders from both an examining veterinarian and a security officer on March 3.
Kruljac, son of trainer Eric Kruljac, was fined $500 for discourteous language directed at an examining veterinarian on April 4.
Both were ordered to complete their courses within 90 days.