Louisiana stewards have revoked the ownership license of Carlos M. Nayen-Barbolla after determining Nayen-Barbolla – one of the men convicted as part of the Zetas drug cartel's drug laundering case – lied on his application.
According to a ruling dated Oct. 21, Nayen-Barbolla was affiliated with the ownership group Red Sea Racing and applied for an owner's license on July 20.
“When filling out his application he answered 'no' to Question 1 Have you ever used an alias or been licensed under any other name? and Question 6 Have you or your spouse ever been arrested or charged with any misdemeanor or felony, including DWI?'” the ruling read.
Nayen-Barbolla had been licensed previously as Carlos Nayen in 2011.
Nayen-Barbolla spoke with stewards on Oct. 13 and waived his right to a formal hearing for falsification of license application.
According to Equibase, Red Sea Racing Stables made its first start as an owner in May 2020 and has since picked up three wins from 22 starts, including this year's Grade 3 Sam Houston Juvenile Challenge with Apollitical Dynamite, who was trained in that race by Juan Diaz Jr.
Open records indicate Red Sea Racing was registered as a business entity by Nayen-Barbolla in Texas on July 18, 2019. According to records with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the stable later had its registration involuntarily ended by the Texas Secretary of State due to a tax or administrative forfeiture.
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The Morales brothers were the target of an FBI investigation that found they were laundering drug money from the Zetas cartel through the Quarter Horse racing industry, which they accomplished by purchasing racehorses and fixing competitions to ensure they'd win. Nayen-Barbolla was one of nearly two dozen people prosecuted as part of the case.
According to PACER, Nayen-Barbolla's case file remained active through 2016, when a judge granted a sealed motion to reduce his sentence. No details were available through the online system to indicate when or why he was released from prison, or under what terms.
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