SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Trainer Orlando Noda has been fined $5,000 by the New York stewards “for action detrimental to the best interest of racing,” according to a ruling put out Wednesday by the New York State Gaming Commission. Neither the commission steward, Braulio Baeza Jr., nor Noda would comment on what the trainer did to incur the fine. However, multiple sources on Thursday told Daily Racing Form that Noda was seen being overly aggressive on a horse that he was exercising ontrack during a recent morning in Saratoga. Noda has retained the services of attorney Drew Mollica to handle his appeal of the penalty. On Thursday, Mollica said, “Mr. Noda vehemently denies any behavior that warrants this kind of fine.” The commission ruling invokes rule 4022.11, which states: “The stewards have power to regulate and control the conduct of all officials and of all owners, trainers, jockeys, grooms and other persons attendant on horses.” The ruling references two other rules that dictate what type of penalties can be administered, which include suspension or license revocation of up to 60 days and/or fines up to $25,000. Noda has two previous rulings against him in New York, both in December 2019, which resulted in minor fines. One was for employing unlicensed help, the other for failing to take care of business in a proper manner resulting in the late scratch of a horse entered at Aqueduct. Noda, coming off a strong Belmont Park spring/summer meet in which he won 12 races from 56 starters, is 4 for 30 at Saratoga. In an unrelated incident, the stewards scratched Noda’s lone runner from Wednesday’s Saratoga card, A Colt Named Susie in race 10, because no one from his stable was present when the track veterinarian showed up to administer Lasix, according to the stewards.