Linda Rice, a leading New York-based trainer, had her license officially revoked on Monday by the New York Gaming Commission, which two weeks ago approved a hearing officer’s report recommending that she be banned for three years for “conduct detrimental to racing.” The official order means that Rice will no longer be allowed on the premises of a New York racetrack and will be prohibited from “directly and indirectly” participating in any racing activity. However, Rice’s attorney, Andrew Turro, said on Monday afternoon that he would appeal the gambling commission’s order this week and seek a stay. “We’re seriously troubled by the commission’s order on racing information and believe it’s incorrect in a number of material respects,” Turro said. :: To stay up to date, follow us on: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter The order contained portions of the hearing officer’s conclusions, which was not made available by the gambling commission for review. According to the order, the hearing officer concluded that Rice “received regular, continual, and improper access to the confidential names and other information” of horses that were entered to race at tracks operated by the New York Racing Association, saying that the “misconduct was knowingly and intentionally improper.” It also said that Rice “improperly solicited and/or received non-public information about race entries on multiple occasions.” The NYGC first brought a complaint against Rice in 2019. Last year, the commission conducted eight days of hearings into the alleged misconduct, which took place between 2011 and 2014. The hearing officer’s report was provided to the commission several months after the hearings concluded. While counsel for the commission attempted to portray gifts that Rice provided to racing office personnel as rewards for the information, the hearing officer dismissed those allegations in his report as “not proven.” Turro said that he was “gratified” by the commission’s decision to dismiss the bribery charges because “there was not any merit” to those charges. In addition to the license revocation, the commission also ordered that Rice be fined $50,000. Rick Dutrow, a former trainer who was banned 10 years by the New York Gaming Commission in 2011, used the appeals process to get a stay of his own penalty and continue training while his legal case was heard. Dutrow’s ban did not go into effect until two years after the initial penalty was handed down, after he had exhausted all of his options. Rice has two horses entered on Thursday’s card at Belmont Park and three horses entered on Friday’s card. - additional reporting by David Grening