July, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Jockey Gearoid Brouder Hit With Four-Year Ban After Failing Dope Test

Irish jockey Gearoid Brouder has been hit with a massive four-year ban, although there is a possibility of the last three being suspended, after he tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine at Gowran Park on May 10.

That positive test came on the same day that Brouder was banned for 21-days under the non-triers rule after finishing fourth aboard the Charles Byrnes-trained Ellaat in a low-grade handicap.

Traces of benzoylecgonine, the cocaine metabolite, were found in a dope test conducted on Brouder at Gowran on the day and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board on Monday announced that the rider's licence would be suspended for up to four years.

The ban will begin on Friday and means that Brouder is now suspended from holding a jockey's and trainer's licence as he is serving a 12-month ban from the training ranks after irregularities arose from a stable inspection last September.

In the case of Ellaat, Byrnes was fined €6,000 despite stating he was not happy with the ride Brouder gave the horse.

The jockey has partnered 26 winners in Ireland and has also sent out two winners as a trainer on the Flat.

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Thoroughbred Makeover Diary: The Horses Need ‘Me’ Days Too

When we take a seat back and think about why we make the decision to ride, retrain, or even own horses the answer always seems to come back to reasons around ourselves. We own them for happiness, companionship, fitness, engaging in a hobby, or even as a profession to support our livelihood. When we spend time with our horses, most of us, myself included, see it more as a “me” day or even just that piece of time that we can treat ourselves to what we love the most.

‘They Should Have Stopped The Race’: Cedillo Suffers Neck Fracture In Del Mar Incident

Jockey Abel Cedillo will not require surgery for a fractured bone in his neck, reports the Daily Racing Form, which was incurred via a spill in the fourth race on Sunday at Del Mar. The injury will require four to six weeks of physical therapy.

Cedillo was aboard Get the Gold for trainer Kristin Mulhall in a one-mile maiden special weight race for California-breds when the colt was pinched badly coming out of the starting gate and fell, throwing the rider to the ground awkwardly. Get the Gold scrambled to his feet and was quickly apprehended, but Cedillo did not get up.

An ambulance positioned adjacent to the starting gate for the two-turn race – which began in front of the grandstand a short distance from the finish line – arrived shortly after the incident, but members of the starting gate crew were the first to attend to Cedillo. As the race continued, and medical personnel did not seem to take charge of the situation, the gate crew lifted Cedillo by his four limbs and carried him to the nearby winner's circle, thereby clearing the track and permitting the race to continue.

“I think it was a mistake,” Cedillo told DRF. “They shouldn't have touched me. They should have stopped the race.”

Josh Rubinstein, president of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, declined to comment on whether safety protocols were properly followed, with the rider carried off the track as he was.

“Our number one priority is the safety for the rider and the horse,” Rubinstein said.

Cedillo, a native of Guatemala, has 1,594 career victories from 10,744 starts since kickinhg off his career in 2009. Among the horses he's ridden are G1 winners Mongolian Groom, Fighting Mad, Keeper Ofthe Stars, River Boyne and Maximum Security.

Iowa: Third-Party Veterinarian Fined For Late Administration, Fudging Lasix Paperwork

Veterinarian Dr. Rozann Stay has been fined a total of $1,500 for “failure to conduct her business in a proper manner” at Prairie Meadows Racetrack in Altoona, Ia., according to a pair of rulings from the Board of Stewards.

Stay is a third-party veterinarian responsible for administering Lasix to horses entered to race on the diuretic medication. On July 15, 2023, Stay did not give Lasix to “Let's Rock N Roll,” entered in that day's 10th race, in time, before the four-hour deadline prior to post time. The horse did receive the medication, but it was too late for Let's Rock N Roll to be allowed to run, so the horse was scratched by the stewards.

Let's Rock N Roll is trained by breeder and co-owner Dalton Dieter.

Stay was fined $500 for the late administration of Lasix, and another $1,000 for turning paperwork in to the commission which incorrectly identified Let's Rock N Roll as a “no-Lasix” horse. Stay later turned in paperwork stating Let's Rock N Roll had been given Lasix in a timely manner, but admitted to the stewards that the horse had been given the medication after the deadline.

The second ruling concludes: “The board notes that this is Rozann Stay, DVM's second violation during the 2023 Prairie Meadows season and any other similar violation may result in revocation of her IRGC license.”

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