The Life At Ten saga will enter its final stage June 28 when a hearing begins into whether senior Kentucky horse racing steward John Veitch violated any state racing rules in his handling of the situation during last year’s Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Classic at Churchill Downs in Louisville.

The public hearing, scheduled for June 28-30 at the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) offices near Lexington, is a result of action by the racing commission in March in which the regulatory body voted there was probable cause to believe the jockey John Velazquez and Veitch were in violation of racing rules.

Owned by Cindy DeBartolo and trained by Todd Pletcher, Life At Ten finished last in the Ladies’ Classic as the 7-2 second choice in the betting. With Velazquez aboard, the filly had no run when the field left the gate and she was not persevered with during the race.

Before the race, Velazquez told retired jockey Jerry Bailey, who was assisting with the ESPN Breeders’ Cup coverage, that the filly did not look right. He did not, however, relay those observations to the stewards or any KHRC veterinarians