Columbus, OH — Bill Finley and Robert Gearty report in Thoroughbred Daily News on the last two witnesses, harness trainer Adrienne Hall and retired Pennsylvania Racing Commission special investigator Rita Noblett, who testified in the doping trial of Lisa Giannelli in New York on Tuesday (May 3).

Lisa Giannelli is on trial in New York for her involvement in horse doping. Photo courtesy of Paulick Report.

According to the TDN report, “Federal prosecutors called their final witnesses May 3 at the New York horse doping trial of Lisa Giannelli. The end of the government’s case sets the stage for what could be the trial’s climax: Giannelli’s testimony in her own defense. The trial resumes May 4.”

“Hall testified that after first reaching out to Giannelli she sent Fishman a text saying that she wanted to know if he could help her come up with “pre-race options” for a horse she had just acquired.”

Former investigator Noblett testified that, “contraband medications were seized from trainer Silvio Martin during a search of his pick-up truck that took place in February 2020 at Parx Racing.

“She said the substances were Banamine, Butaject, and Dexium. Also seized were syringes and needles. The medications were contraband because the bottles had no prescription labels.

“Prosecutors said the bottles were found in a box with a shipping label addressed to Fishman at Giannelli’s address in Delaware.”

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