Jockey John Hiraldo's summary suspension was lifted by stewards at Delaware Park following a July 7 hearing at which a follow-up drug test from an approved lab was submitted and showed a negative result for amphetamine.
The hearing and Hiraldo's reinstatement came two days after he was summarily suspended by the Delaware Thoroughbred Racing Commission for what stewards said was a positive test for amphetamine after the rider was randomly tested. Both rulings are posted on the Association of Racing Commissioners International website.
Hiraldo, ninth in the current Delaware Park standings with eight wins from 62 mounts, is named on five horses at the Wilmington, Del., track on July 15. He has not ridden since July 1.
An Eclipse Award finalist for outstanding apprentice jockey of 2021, Hiraldo rode his first winner, a 33-1 outsider Flat Rate, on Dec. 31, 2020. He's ridden at tracks throughout the mid-Atlantic and at Oaklawn during the winter.
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