The officer claims that when he entered the barn, the groom, who was naked, fell off the bucket on which he was standing. A vet has since treated Saratoga Capers. The groom, who has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual misconduct, faces one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
An Aqueduct spokesman said there was a similar incident last year involving a horse named Harmony, but that bestiality is an "infrequent occurence" at the track.