Trainer S Padmanabhan suspended- After the Stewards of the Bangalore Turf Club suspended trainer S Padmanabhan from May 15 to Aug 14, 2023 for violating medication rules of BTC, the trainer approached the Board of Appeal (BOA) and the BOA after hearing the trainer Padmanabhan was of the unanimous view that the breach of medication rules committed by trainer Padmanabhan was a serious offence and the punishment of three months and a fine of Rs, 50,000 awarded by the Stewards was inadequate considering the gravity of the offence. The BOA enhanced the punishment to six months, from May 26 to November 23.