Rice hearing postponed again because of coronavirus

Two days of hearings scheduled this week by the New York State Gaming Commission to discuss the possibility of revoking or suspending the license of trainer Linda Rice have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The hearings, scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday, have tentatively been rescheduled for April 14, according to a gaming commission spokesman. The hearings were initially scheduled for December then rescheduled for February and again for this week.

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The commission is investigating whether to take action on Rice’s license for what it has described as “corrupt and improper acts in relation to racing.” Those acts include receiving the names and past performances of horses in advance of races Rice would potentially be entering before the races closed.

Also, the commission is investigating whether Rice “paid substantial sums of money to NYRA racing officials,” for that information. The time frame for these alleged actions is from the 2011-12 Aqueduct meet through 2015.

Rice has maintained her innocence in the case.