Month: December 2021

The Comments Section: Medina Spirit ‘Was The Victim Of It All’

Nearly a year after permanently disabling comments on The Paulick Report, the comments section is back! Well, sort of. We can't fire up story comments again. The number of hours our staff was collectively losing in moderation (which, despite automation tools, often failed to remove libelous or trolly comments) was too great, and the few bad actors out there made it too labor-intensive to continue, even as we tried many different systems to combat them. The good news is, we are bringing back reader voices here on the Paulick Report with this new feature. 

Horse Racing Twitter has responded to the news of Medina Spirit's sudden death this morning at Santa Anita Park:

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HISA Submits Draft Safety Regulations To FTC

Edited Press Release

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (the Authority) formally submitted draft Racetrack Safety regulations to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Dec. 6 for review, public comment and final approval with an effective date of July 1, 2022.

The draft rules reflect significant work by the Authority's Racetrack Safety Committee and input from a broad range of regulators, experts, other industry stakeholders and the general public. The rules will establish a national, uniform program including pre-race veterinary inspections, voided claim rules, racetrack surface maintenance, and the gathering of medications, treatment, and injury data.

In addition, the Authority notified the FTC of the Authority's intent to file final draft rules for the Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) program later in December, prior to the new year. To date, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has led the process of authoring draft rules for the program in coordination with the Authority's ADMC Committee, led by Adolpho Birch. As explained in the formal waiver request, the Authority and USADA are continuing to finalize the terms of the agreement under which USADA will operate as the independent enforcement agency for the new rules. The organizations will also continue to evolve and refine the draft ADMC rules to take into account industry and public feedback.

“We are pleased to have submitted the draft Racetrack Safety rules which will make the sport safer for both equine and human athletes and thank the Authority's Racetrack Safety Committee for their hard work,” said Charles Scheeler, Chairman of the Authority's Board of Directors. “In addition, we are deeply grateful for the diligence, expertise and leadership of USADA and the ADMC Committee in developing comprehensive draft ADMC rules in a remarkably short period of time. We are also grateful for the feedback we received from all segments of the racing community regarding these draft rules. We look forward to continuing our partnership as we finalize and operationalize new, nationwide regulations to ensure the integrity and safety of the sport.”

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HISA Sends Draft Of Racetrack Safety Regulations To Federal Trade Commission

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (the Authority) on Monday formally submitted draft Racetrack Safety regulations to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for review, public comment and final approval with an effective date of July 1, 2022.

The draft rules reflect significant work by the Authority's Racetrack Safety Committee and input from a broad range of regulators, experts, other industry stakeholders, and the general public. The rules will establish a national, uniform program including pre-race veterinary inspections, voided claim rules, racetrack surface maintenance, and the gathering of medications, treatment, and injury data.

In addition, the Authority notified the FTC of the Authority's intent to file final draft rules for the Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) program later in December, prior to the new year. To date, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has led the process of authoring draft rules for the program in coordination with the Authority's ADMC Committee, led by Adolpho Birch. As explained in the formal waiver request, the Authority and USADA are continuing to finalize the terms of the agreement under which USADA will operate as the independent enforcement agency for the new rules. The organizations will also continue to evolve and refine the draft ADMC rules to take into account industry and public feedback.

“We are pleased to have submitted the draft Racetrack Safety rules which will make the sport safer for both equine and human athletes and thank the Authority's Racetrack Safety Committee for their hard work,” said Charles Scheeler, chairman of the Authority's Board of Directors. “In addition, we are deeply grateful for the diligence, expertise and leadership of USADA and the ADMC Committee in developing comprehensive draft ADMC rules in a remarkably short period of time. We are also grateful for the feedback we received from all segments of the racing community regarding these draft rules. We look forward to continuing our partnership as we finalize and operationalize new, nationwide regulations to ensure the integrity and safety of the sport.”

Please visit hisaus.org and follow the Authority on Twitter and Facebook to keep up with the latest developments.

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$5K Multiple Medication Fine For Miller

Trainer Peter Miller has been fined $5,000 and assessed one half (1/2) point in accordance with the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) multiple medication violations rule as a result of Mr. Dougie Fresh (Ghostzapper) testing positive for phenylbutazone after working at San Luis Rey Downs on Sept. 13, according to a Los Alamitos board of stewards ruling Sunday.

Phenylbutazone–more commonly referred to as just “bute”–is a class 4, category C drug. This constituted Miller's third class 4 medication violation in California in 365 days.

On Sept. 2, Miller was fined $1,500 and assessed one half point in accordance with the CHRB's multiple medication violations rule as a consequence of Mo Forza (Uncle Mo) testing positive for phenylbutazone after working at San Luis Rey Downs June 19, 2021.

Mo Forza subsequently won a brace of GII races at Del Mar and Santa Anita–the Del Mar Mile S. and the City of Hope Mile S.

On April 10, Miller was fined $500 after Hembree (Proud Citizen) tested positive for Isoflupredone, a 4C penalty regulated drug, after winning the seventh race at Santa Anita Park Jan. 1.

When asked about the three class 4 medication violations this year, Miller pointed to California's relatively recently instituted out of competition medication regulations.

“Two of the violations were in morning workouts, that wouldn't have been violations in any other state in the country,” he wrote.

Last month, Miller announced that he was taking a hiatus from training, in order to spend “more time with his family, focus on overall health and wellness, and pursue other interests.”

The hiatus, which according to a press release started Nov. 29, is expected to leave the everyday running of the barn in the hands of his assistant, Ruben Alvarado. Miller, however, will still maintain an advisory position along with his role as an owner, the release stated.

According to Equibase, Miller has no horses entered under his name. He did, however, claim Manhattan Up (Into Mischief) out of the Robertino Diodoro barn for $50,000 at Oaklawn Park on Sunday. Miller is listed as the new trainer.

For the past three years–and in light of the 2019 Santa Anita welfare crisis–the state's regulatory agency has markedly tightened the rules surrounding equine safety, placing an emphasis on the role of trainer responsibility.

As such, speculation had been mounting for some time that Miller has been the target of increased regulatory scrutiny due to five horses in his care suffering catastrophic injuries during 2021–the highest number of any single trainer in California this year.

Miller addressed those rumors in the press release, stating that his decision had not been triggered by any outside regulatory pressure.

As per the Oaklawn claim, Miller wrote in his text, “We are sending a string to Arkansas but will run under an assistant.”

Miller also addressed via text the equine fatalities he has incurred during a 12-month period. He wrote that the fatalities were “100% unavoidable,” which included three horses that incurred catastrophic shoulder injuries after layoffs. These specific injuries are often difficult to diagnose.

“Perfectly sound horses and my first and only heart attack in 35 years training,” he wrote, pointing also to Rustic Canyon (Unusual Heat), a 6-year-old gelding who suffered a sudden cardiac death during training at San Luis Rey on Feb. 26.

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