ELMONT, N.Y. - Twenty-four hours after being arrested in a horse-racing doping scandal, trainer Michael Tannuzzo was at Belmont Park Tuesday morning. It will likely be the last morning he is allowed on the grounds for a while. Tannuzzo, with what he said was permission from “the court,” was permitted at Belmont Tuesday to oversee the dispersal of his 11-horse stable. NYRA safety stewards Juan Dominguez and Tim Kelly were at Tannuzzo’s barn to oversee the transfer of his horses. Six trainers received horses from Tannuzzo, whose stalls in Barn 14 were empty by 10 a.m. Bon Raison, third in last Saturday’s Grade 3 Tom Fool, as well as three other horses went to Dave Cannizzo. Ekhtibaar, third in the Bernardini Stakes on Feb. 29, and one other horse went to Bruce Levine. Gypsy Janie, a winner of three straight - two for Tannuzzo - went to Tom Morley. Gary Gullo got two horses and Greg DiPrima and George Weaver were each sent one horse. “They all left in good shape,” Tannuzzo said as he was left to clean up his side of Barn 14, which he shares with Rob Atras and Dermot Magner. “I hope the state gives them a chance to run.” :: To stay up to date, follow us on: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Tannuzzo, 48, hopes that someday the state gives him a second chance. Tannuzzo was among 27 trainers, veterinarians, and drug distributors and manufacturers indicted by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Monday for administering, distributing and misbranding of illegal drugs to use on horses. Also indicted were trainer Jason Servis, who has 40 horses at Belmont as well as an operation in Florida, and Jorge Navarro, a trainer based in South Florida. Tannuzzo said that he was arrested Monday at 4 a.m. by federal authorities and taken to FBI headquarters in New York City and then to police headquarters to be processed. It took a $100,000 bond, co-signed by his owner Jason Provenzano, to get released, which Tannuzzo said was around 6 p.m. Monday. On Tuesday afternoon the New York Gaming Commission announced it had suspended the licenses of Tannuzzo, Servis, Navarro, and others named in the indictment who held occupational licenses in New York. According to the indictment, Tannuzzo had a rather minor role in what was described as Navarro’s doping program. The indictment alleges that on or about May 15, 2019, Tannuzzo arranged with Navarro to receive on Navarro’s behalf a package of blood builder performance-enhancing drugs at Navarro’s residence in New Jersey. Tannuzzo and Navarro were both stabled at Monmouth Park at the time. “The guy’s my best friend,” Tannuzzo said of Navarro. “He asked me to go pick up a package in front of his house and bring it to the barn.” The FBI also intercepted a call between Nick Surick, described in the indictment as a PED distributor, and Tannuzzo in which Surrick says: “You know how many [expletive] horses [Navarro] [expletive] killed and broke down that [I] made disappear … You know how much trouble he could get in … if they found out … the six horses we killed?” Though Tannuzzo said he often talked with Navarro about horses and how to handle problems, Tannuzzo said he never gave his horses any illegal medications. “I didn’t give the horses anything,” Tannuzzo said. “I saw the photos of the drugs [in the indictment]. I’ve never seen that stuff in my life. It’s guilt by association. [Navarro] was my best friend. We talked about horses a million times on the phone. He never said ‘I got this secret magic potion I could give you.’ “ Tannuzzo said he is prohibited from talking to Navarro until the case against them is settled. Tannuzzo said he’s been in racing for 33 years. He worked as an assistant to several trainers, including Levine. He said he hopes one day he’ll be permitted back in the sport. “I would think I should be able to train again,” Tannuzzo said. “I was here training on and off for five or six years and never had an issue.” Across the Belmont Park backstretch, all was quiet at Barn 50 where 40 horses trained by Servis were simply permitted to walk the shed row. Henry Argueta, the longtime assistant to Servis, was also arrested and indicted in this scandal. He was not at the barn on Thursday. “Just waiting,” groom Jose Hernandez said when asked where the horses might be going. Ron Lombardi, who races under Mr. Amore Stable, said six horses he has at Belmont with Servis, including the Grade 1 winner Firenze Fire, will be moved to Kelly Breen. Lombardi is hoping to run Firenze Fire in the Grade 1 Carter on April 4, though horses trained by Servis could be prohibited from running for 30 to 180 days. Servis has three horses entered on Friday’s Aqueduct card, all owned in partnership by Michael Dubb. They will all have to be scratched. Dubb had 25 of his approximate 100 horses with Servis, and said he planned to disperse those horses among Chad Brown, Brad Cox, Mike Maker, Todd Pletcher, Christophe Clement, Rob Atras, and Ralph Nicks. “The events involving the Servis barn, which is one of eight trainers we employ, only highlight the need for federal legislation to create oversight for the sport as well as moving along New York’s effort to create a state-of-the-art testing lab so that everyone involved in the sport from owners to fans and especially the horses are protected,” Dubb said. David Donk, a trainer who is stabled in the barn next to Servis at Belmont, said, “There is more to this.” “What do the vets know?” he asked “What do the distributors know?  Are you going to clean up your sport? It’s no different than any other sport or industry that we’ve seen. It can be done. Are we going to do it? If we don’t then shame on us. “At the end of the day do we hold owners and stable managers accountable? I’m sorry, you didn’t have to know what was going on, but did you know if everything was on the up and up? You want to win at a higher percentage so you go to those guys. We see it time and time again.”