Weekly Stewards and Commissions Rulings: July 25 – 31

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky.

Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.

The TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) related rulings from the same week. These will include decisions from around the country.

 

CALIFORNIA

Track: Del Mar

Date: 07/27/2023

Licensee: Ed Carroll, owner

Penalty: Restoration of financial good standing

Violation: N/A

Explainer: Owner Ed Carroll (DBA: Carroll Boys Racing) having satisfied a financial complaint filed by Veterinarian Melinda Blue for $491.76, is restored to good standing and California Horse Racing Board ruling LATS Ruling #03 dated March 3, 2023, is set aside.

 

Track: Del Mar

Date: 07/27/2023

Licensee: Thomas Varney Reeve, owner

Penalty: Suspended license

Violation: Failure to appear for steward's hearing

 

Explainer: Owner Thomas Varney Reeve lll, having failed to respond to written notice to appear before the Board of Stewards at Del Mar Race Track on July 26, 2023, is suspended for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1547 (Failure to Appear), pending an appearance at a hearing before the Board of Stewards to answer to charges alleging violation of CHRB rule #1876 (Financial Responsibility $486.34 to Veterinarian Melinda Blue). Suspension to commence August 3, 2023.

 

Track: Del Mar

Date: 07/29/2023

Licensee: Juan Hernandez, jockey

Penalty: Three-day suspension

Violation: Careless riding

Explainer: Jockey Juan Hernandez, who rode Wide West (IRE) in the seventh race at Del Mar Race Track on July 28, 2023, is suspended for 3 racing days (August 5, 6, and 10, 2023) for altering course without sufficient clearance in the stretch, causing interference resulting in the disqualification of his mount from sixth to seventh; a violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1699 (Riding Rules – careless riding).

 

NEW YORK

Track: Saratoga

Date: 07/28/2023

Licensee: Jeffrey Englehart, trainer

Penalty: Fourteen-day suspension and $2,000 fine

Violation: Medication violation

Explainer: Mr. Jeffrey Englehart as responsible trainer under 9 NYCRR , 4043.4 (a) , violated Commission rules in that Mr. Jeffrey Englehart trained horse ” Victory Built” , that finished 2nd in the 2nd race at Aqueduct racetrack on March 11th 2023, and having received a report from the New York State Drug Testing and Research Program that a race-day blood sample taken from horse “Victory Built” had the substance Phenlybutazone present at a concentration, including an assement of the measurement uncertainty and imprecision of the quantitative threshold, in excess of 0.3 mcg/ml in plasma in violation of 9 NYCRR 4043.3 (a) (26). Having waived your right to an appeal trainer Mr. Jeffrey Englehart is hereby suspended 14 Calendar days August 3rd 2023 through August 16th 2023 inclusive and fined the sum of two thousand ($2,000) dollars.

Furthermore, horse “Victory Built” is disqualified from any part of the purse and the stewards order the purse redistributed as follows:

  1. # (6)  Gandy Dancing
  2. # (2)  Bronx Bomber
  3. # (3)  Doin'ittherrightway
  4. # (1)  Uno
  5. # (5)  Double Shot

 

Track: Saratoga

Date: 07/30/2023

Licensee: Irad Ortiz, jockey

Penalty: Three-day suspension

Violation: Careless riding

Explainer: For having waived his right to an appeal Jockey Mr. Irad Ortiz Jr is hereby suspended three (3) NYRA racing days August 9th 2023, through August 11th 2023 inclusive. This for careless riding during the running of the 7th race at Saratoga racecourse on July 27th 2023.

 

Track: Saratoga

Date: 07/30/2023

Licensee: Jose Ortiz, jockey

Penalty: Three-day suspension

Violation: Careless riding

Explainer: For having waived his right to an appeal Jockey Mr. Jose Ortiz is hereby suspended three (3) NYRA racing days August 9th 2023, through August 11th 2023 inclusive. This for careless riding during the running of the 10th race at Saratoga racecourse on July 26th 2023.

 

NEW HISA/HIWU STEWARDS RULINGS

The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit's “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.

This does not include the voided claim rulings which were sent to the TDN directly. Some of these rulings are from prior weeks as they were not reported contemporaneously.

One important note: HISA's whip use limit is restricted to six strikes during a race.

 

Violations of Crop Rule

Canterbury Park

Harry Hernandez – violation date July 26; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

 

Colonial Downs

Jorge Ruiz – violation date July 27; $250 fine and one-day suspension, “excessive use of the riding crop”

 

Saratoga

Jose Ortiz – violation date July 26; $522.50 fine, 7 strikes

Jaime Alexis Torres – violation date July 27; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

 

Pending ADMC Violations

 

Date: 07/20/2023

Licensee: Natalia Lynch, trainer

Penalty: Provisionally suspended

Alleged Violation: Medication violation

Explainer: For the possible presence or possession of Levothyroxine, a banned substance. This is a possible violation of Rule 3214 (a)—Presence of a Banned Substance or a Banned Method.

 

Date: 07/01/2023

Licensee: Nestor Cascallares, trainer

Penalty: Pending

Alleged Violation: Medication violation

Explainer: For the presence of Phenylbutazone—Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Irazu, who won at Tampa Bay on 7/1/23. This is a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance.

 

Date: 06/02/2023

Licensee: Bernard Dunham, trainer

Penalty: Pending

Alleged Violation: Medication violation

Explainer: For the presence of Albuterol—Controlled Medication (Class B)—in a sample taken from Afandi, who finished second at Pimlico on 6/2/23. This is a possible violation of Rule 3312—Presence of Controlled Medication Substance.

 

Date: 05/29/2023

Licensee: John Pimental, trainer

Penalty: Provisionally suspended

Alleged Violation: Medication violation

Explainer: For the presence of Methamphetamine—a banned substance—in a sample taken from Golovkin, who finished sixth at Monmouth Park on 5/29/23. This is a possible violation of Rule 3212—Presence of a Banned Substance and/or its Metabolites or Markers.

 

Resolved ADMC Violations

Date: 05/31/2023

Licensee: James Acquilano, trainer

 

Penalty: Disqualification of Covered Horse's Race results, including forfeiture of all purses and other compensation, prizes, trophies, points, and rankings and repayment or surrender (as applicable); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points.

Alleged Violation: For the presence of Methocarbamol—Controlled Medication (Class C)— in a sample taken from Sabreen, who finished second at Finger Lakes on 5/31/23. This is a violation of Rule 3312–Presence of Controlled Medication Substance.

 

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Weekly Rulings, Dec. 12-18

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky.

Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.

With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week, while we wait to see what the new year will bring regarding the legislation.

California
Track: Los Alamitos
Date: 12/16/2022
Licensee: Jose De La Torre, jockey
Penalty: Three-day suspension, $500 fine
Violation: Excessive use of the whip
Explainer: Having violated the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2280 (Use of Riding Crop) and pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties – Class 2), Jockey Jose De La Torre who rode Papa Primitivo in the sixth race at Los Alamitos Race Course on December 11, 2022, is suspended for three (3) days (December 26, 30 and 31, 2022), and fined $500.00 for six (6) strikes over the limit. (Class 2 violation). Furthermore, Jockey Jose De La Torre is assigned five (5) violation points that will be expunged on September 16, 2023, nine (9) months from the date of final adjudication pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties). Jockey Jose De La Torre now has five (5) points pursuant to HISA Rule #2283 (Multiple Violations)

Track: Los Alamitos
Date: 12/16/2022
Licensee: Steve Knapp, trainer
Penalty: $500 fine
Violation: Medication violation
Explainer: Trainer Steve Knapp, who started the horse Square Deal, finishing fourth in the second race at Del Mar Racetrack on September 10, 2022, is fined $500.00 and assessed one half (1/2) point in accordance with California Horse Racing Board rule #1843.4 (Multiple Medication Violations – Expires 12/16/23) pursuant to rule #1887 (Trainer or Owner to Insure Condition of Horse) for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rules #1840 (Veterinary Practices and Treatment Restricted), #1843(a)(b)(d) (Medication, Drugs and Other Substances), Rule #1844(d)(5) (Authorized Medication) and Rule #1843.1 (Prohibited Drug Substances – Methocarbamol [Class 4]).

Track: Los Alamitos
Date: 12/17/2022
Licensee: Armand Aguilar, jockey
Penalty: One-day suspension, $250 fine
Violation: Excessive use of the whip
Explainer: Having violated the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2280 (Use of Riding Crop) and pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties – Class 3), Apprentice Jockey Armand Aguilar, who rode Big Frank Da Tank in the fourth race at Los Alamitos Race Course on December 16, 2022, is suspended for one (1) day (December 26, 2022), and fined $250.00 for two (2) strikes over the limit. Furthermore, Apprentice Jockey Armand Aguilar is assigned three (3) violation points that will be expunged on June 17, 2023, six (6) months from the date of final adjudication pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties – second offense since November 6, 2022. Apprentice Jockey Armand Aguilar has accrued a total of six (6) points.

NEW HISA STEWARDS RULINGS

The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal, except for the voided claim rulings which were sent to the TDN directly. Some of these rulings are from prior weeks as they were not reported contemporaneously.

One important note: HISA's whip use limit is restricted to six strikes during a race.

Violations of Crop Rule

Gulfstream Park
Jose Luis Alonso – violation date December 15; $250 fine and one-day suspension, “struck his mount (Double Cosmo Girl) more than 2 times in a row, which is over the limit”

Oaklawn Park
Rafael Bejarano – violation date December 16; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes
Orlando Mojica – violation date December 16; $250 fine and one-day suspension, “raised his wrist above his helmet when using the crop in the fourth race at Oaklawn on December 16, 2022”
Ricardo Santana – violation date December 16; $250 fine and one-day suspension, “raised his wrist above his helmet when using the crop in the sixth race at Oaklawn on December 16, 2022”
Angel Rodriguez – violation date December 16; $250 fine and one-day suspension, “raised his wrist above his helmet when using the crop in the fifth race at Oaklawn on December 16, 2022”
Tyler Baze – violation date December 16; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes
Isaac Castillo – violation date December 16; $250 fine and one-day suspension, “raised his wrist above his helmet when using the crop in the eighth race at Oaklawn on December 17, 2022”

Remington Park
Isaac Castillo – violation date December 15; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 9 strikes

Tampa Bay Downs
Pablo Santiago Morales – violation date December 14; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes
Samy Camacho – violation date December 14; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 8 strikes
Kevin Mendez Cruz – violation date December 16; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Penn National
Leonardo Corujo Alvarez – violation date December 13; $250 fine and one-day suspension, “failing to use the crop in an appropriate and proportionate manner”
Julio A. Hernández – violation date December 13; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 9 strikes

Zia Park
Alfredo Juarez Jr. – violation date December 12; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes
Juan Villanueva – violation date December 13; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 9 strikes
Casey Rey Chavez – violation date December 14; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 9 strikes

Voided Claims

Oaklawn Park
Girls A Bullet – ruling date 12/9/2022

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Weekly Rulings: Dec. 6-Dec. 12

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky.

Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.

With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week.

California

Track: Los Alamitos

Date: 12/11/2022

Licensee: Francisco Orduna-Rojas, jockey

Penalty: One-day suspension, $250 fine

Violation: Excessive use of the whip

Explainer: Having violated the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2280 (Use of Riding Crop) and pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties – Class 3), Jockey Francisco Orduna-Rojas, who rode Mr. Clutch in the first race at Los Alamitos Race Course on December 9, 2022, is suspended for one (1) day (December 17, 2022), and fined $250.00 for two (2) strikes over the limit. Furthermore, Jockey Francisco Orduna-Rojas is assigned three (3) violation points that will be expunged on June 22, 2023, six (6) months from the date of final adjudication pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties – third offense since July 3, 2022. Jockey Francisco Orduna-Rojas has accrued a total of nine (9) points. Pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1766 (Designated Races), the term of suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races.

Track: Los Alamitos

Date: 12/11/2022

Licensee: Steve Knapp, trainer

Penalty: Return of claim amount, $20,000

Violation: Medication violation, voided claim

Explainer: In the matter of the claim submitted for the horse Butkus; Having received first notice of a Prohibited Substance (Phenylbutazone) in the post-race test sample, pursuant to Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Rule 2262 (c)(5) (Void Claim), the claim submitted for the horse Butku, in the second race on October 28, 2022, at Santa Anita Park is hereby deemed void. The horse, Butkus trained by Steve Knapp shall be returned to previous owner Reed Saldana and Reed Saldana shall return the amount of the claim of $20,000 to owner Leslie Blake by December 26, 2022. Furthermore, Trainer Reed Saldana and Trainer Steve Knapp have reached an agreement for the care and training of the horse during the time the horse was in the claimant's barn.

NEW HISA STEWARDS RULINGS

The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal, except for the voided claim rulings which were sent to the TDN directly. Some of these rulings are from prior weeks as they were not reported contemporaneously.

One important note: HISA's whip limit is restricted to six strikes during a race.

Violations of Crop Rule

Hawthorne

Constantino Roman – violation date December 9; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Rishawn Blanche – violation date December 4; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 9 strikes

Mahoning Valley

German Terraza – violation date December 9; $250 fine and one-day suspension

Oaklawn Park

Christian Alexis Park – violation date December 11; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Remington Park

Benjamin Landeros – violation date December 12; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 8 strikes

Tampa Bay Downs

Eddie Santiago – violation date December 9; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 8 strikes

Miss Mattie Martin – violation date December 9; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 8 strikes

Turfway Park

Thiago Canuto – violation date December 2; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Zia Park

Alfredo Juarez Jr. – violation date December 12; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Voided Claims

Gulfstream Park

Literate – ruling date 12/4/2022

Hawthorne

Owen's Pleasure – ruling date 12/9/2022

Oaklawn Park

Atras – ruling date 12/10/2022

Coal Truth – ruling date 12/10/2022

Breaking Bones – ruling date 12/10/2022

Parx Racing

Arrivederci – ruling date 12/5/2022

Captain Chazz – ruling date 12/5/2022

Enraged – ruling date 12/7/2022

Tampa Bay Downs

El Pillo – ruling date 12/9/2022

Turfway Park

Decree of Love – ruling date 12/3/2022

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Weekly Stewards & Commissions Rulings – Nov. 15 – 21

Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky.

Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.

With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week.

CALIFORNIA

Track: Del Mar

Date: 11/20/2022

Licensee: Ian Kruljac, trainer

Penalty: $500 fine

Violation: Medication violations

Explainer: Trainer Ian Kruljac, who started the horses GYPSY LYNN, who finished first in the first race on August 21, 2022, at Del Mar Race Track, and GLENDALE who finished second in the third race on August 21, 2022, at Del Mar Race Track is fined $500 and assessed one half (1/2) point in accordance with California Horse Racing Board Rule #1843.4 (Multiple Medication Violations) pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1887 (a) (Trainer or Owner to Insure Condition of Horse) for violation of California Horse Racing Board Rule #1843 (a & d) (Medication, Drugs and other Substances) and Rule #1843.1(b) (Prohibited Drug Substances – Methocarbamol [Class 4]).

 

KENTUCKY

Track: Churchill Downs

Date: 11/20/2022

Licensee: Shug McGaughey, trainer

Penalty: Thirty-day suspension (15 days stayed) and $500 fine

Violation: Medication violation

Explainer: Upon receipt of notification from the University of Kentucky Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, the official testing laboratory for the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and confirmed at Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, sample number R020613 taken from Smokin T, who finished second in the eleventh race at Churchill Downs on June 4, 2022, contained 2-1-(hydroxyethyl) promazine sulfoxide (HEPS) at a level of 61.2 ng/ml in urine (Class B). After waiving his right to a formal hearing before the Board of Stewards Claude R. McGaughey III is hereby suspended 30 days and fined $500. Due to mitigating circumstances (number of violations in relation to overall record), 15 days are to be served from December 5, 2022, through December 19, 2022 (inclusive). The remaining 15 days are stayed on the condition that no Class A or Class B medication violations occur in any racing jurisdiction within 365 days from the date of this ruling.

More on the ruling here.

NEW HISA STEWARDS RULINGS

The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal, except for the voided claim rulings which were sent to the TDN directly.

VIOLATIONS OF CROP RULE

Finger Lakes

  • Jose Alberto Baez – violation date November 21; $250 fine, suspension to be decided, seven strikes

Horseshoe Indianapolis

  • Edgar Morales – violation date November 15; One-day suspension, $250 fine, seven strikes
  • Andres Patricio Ulloa – violation date November 17; One-day suspension, $250 fine, seven strikes

 

VOIDED CLAIMS

Churchill Downs

  • Camp David – ruling date November 17, 2022
  • Ash Flat – ruling date November 17, 2022
  • King's Mischief – ruling date November 18, 2022
  • Penitent's Rose – ruling date November 9, 2022
  • Horse Daddy – ruling date November 10, 2022

Hawthorne

  • Sweet Confusion – ruling date November 11, 2022
  • Catania – ruling date November 13, 2022
  • Ride Richie Ride – ruling date November 18, 2022

Parx Racing

  • Manolete – ruling date November 15, 2022

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