Sunday, April 12, 2020
| Track Code | Track Name | Entry | Scratch | 1st Post ET | 1st Post Local | Time Zone | Stakes Race(s) | Stakes Grade | T.V. Indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | SANTA ANITA PARK | 72 | 48 | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | PDT | |||
| SUN | SUNLAND PARK | 168 | 24 | 2:30 PM | 12:30 PM | MDT | Mt. Cristo Rey H. | ||
| TAM | TAMPA BAY DOWNS | 72 | 0 | 12:35 PM | 12:35 PM | EDT |
Mark Gabriele, an OTB staff attorney, sent an email to board members Dec. 12 informing them that federal authorities served a subpoena demanding personnel records of the senior manager represented by Cohen. Cohen said the subpoena followed his client’s discussion with the local U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“It was the U.S. Attorney’s Office who said, ‘Well, we don’t take kindly to intimidating our witnesses,’ ” he said.
Cohen took issue with what he said was OTB’s refusal to cover his client’s legal expenses in responding to investigators.
“Those costs under public officer’s law are supposed to be borne by the organization,” Cohen said. “They’ve refused to pay a dime.”
Bianchi, the OTB chairman, did not respond to an interview request. Wojtaszek and Connors declined interview requests.
Connors provided a one-sentence statement: “The board of Western Region OTB has instructed our firm to respond appropriately to any subpoena we receive and that is what we have done and continue to do.”
Ryan Hasenauer, OTB’s marketing director, issued this statement:
“Western Region OTB follows a standard protocol in connection with all employee evaluations. WROTB does not discuss employee evaluations or other personnel matters. However, the attorney for one employee has made some public allegations. In response, WROTB will confirm that a discussion occurred in an effort to improve the performance of that employee. The employee was permitted to record the discussion. The employee is free to release his recording if he thinks it will support his allegations.”
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