Stewards at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Iowa, have revoked Thoroughbred racehorse trainer Joseph Louis Nealon’s trainer’s license, saying the action is necessary to "protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare and to protect the public from a person who should not hold a trainer’s license."

The stewards’ ruling came after the Nealon-trained horse Boty’s Banana was eased at the three-eighths pole and vanned off during the first race at the Iowa track May 24. Ridden by apprentice Josh Molitor, Boty’s Banana was sent off at 76-1 odds in the field of seven contesting a maiden race at 1 mile and 70 yards. According to the stewards’ ruling, when questioned by stewards after the race the jockey said Boty’s Banana was "ridiculously tired."

State veterinarian David Radechel, DVM, inspected the horse following the race and reported Boty’s Banana was "extremely tired and physically corded up" across the back.

According to The Jockey Club Information Systems, Nealon has been represented by one winner and one second-place finisher from 71 starters from 1990 to present. Horses he has trained have earned $8,902 during that period