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Weekly Rulings: April 4-April 10

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, 2022, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week.

California

Track: Santa Anita

Date: 04/09/2023

Licensee: Abel Cedillo, jockey

Penalty: Three-day suspension

Violation: Careless riding

Explainer: Having received notice from the California Horse Racing Board that the appeal of LATS Ruling #32 (March 3, 2023) has been withdrawn, the original ruling is reinstated. Jockey Abel Cedillo is suspended for 3 racing days (April 28, 29 & 30, 2023). Pursuant to California Horse Racing Board Rule #1766 (Designated Races), the term of suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races.

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

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

Violations of Crop Rule

Aqueduct

Heman Kumar Harkie–violation date April 1; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Tampa Bay Downs

Angel A Rodriguez–violation date March 31; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 8 strikes

Isaac Manuel Jimenez–violation date April 1; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

Shaun Bridgmohan–violation date April 2; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 9 strikes

Will Rogers Downs

Gustavo Armando Herrera–violation date April 10; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 8 strikes

Travis G Cunningham–violation date April 10; $250 fine and one-day suspension, 7 strikes

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Breeders’ Cup Dirt Dozen Series Returns in 2023

The Breeders' Cup Dirt Dozen, an incentive-based participation bonus program for horsemen pointing runners to the dirt races in the Breeders' Cup World Championships, will return this season. Launched in 2022, the series awards bonus credits funded by the Breeders' Cup for first through third-place finishes in each of 12 existing graded stakes races scheduled from May through October at six tracks throughout the United States. Horsemen can use those credits toward entry fees for one of the six Breeders' Cup World Championships dirt races.

In Dirt Dozen races in the $2-million Breeders' Cup race divisions–which includes the GI Longines Distaff, GI Qatar Racing Sprint, GI FanDuel Juvenile and GI NetJets Juvenile Fillies–the bonus tier is allocated at $30,000 for first, $15,000 for second, and $7,500 for third.

In Dirt Dozen races in the $1-million Breeders' Cup race divisions–the GI PNC F/M Sprint and the GI Big Ass Fans Dirt Mile–the bonus tier will award $15,000 for first, $7,500 for second, and $3,750 for third.

The Dirt Dozen program begins May 6 with the GI Derby City Distaff at Churchill Downs. The first three finishers in the race will earn credits toward entry fees for a potential start in the F/M Sprint. The program concludes Oct. 1 with the GI Zenyatta S. at Santa Anita, where the first three finishers in the race will earn credits toward entry fees for a potential start in the Distaff.

“After a successful launch in 2022, we are happy to again present our innovative Dirt Dozen program,” said Dora Delgado, Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Officer of Breeders' Cup Limited. “Last year, many horsemen who took advantage of those credits toward entry fees for our dirt races were rewarded at the World Championships, and we look forward to extending the same incentive to connections who are targeting a start at Santa Anita Park in November.”

For a complete list of races in the series, click here.

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Hernandez, D’Amato Top Santa Anita Standings

Juan Hernandez was the leading rider and Phil D'Amato topped the trainer's list at Santa Anita's 43-day Classic Meet, which concluded Sunday. Tim and Mark Cohen's Rancho Temescal and Red Baron's Barn were the meet's leading owners.

Hernandez, a 31-year-old native of Veracruz, Mexico won four races on opening day and never slowed down, adding two races on closing day Sunday to give him 63 victories for the meet, more than double that of runner-up Flavien Prat's 31.

In the all-important stakes-won category, it was Hernandez leading Prat 13 to 11, helping him to top all riders by purse money-won with $4,672,374.

D'Amato won 32 races, five better than Bob Baffert and D'Amato finished with 11 stakes wins, second to Baffert's 12.

A 57-year-old native of San Pedro, CA, D'Amato earned his third consecutive Classic Meet (formerly Winter/Spring) title and his fourth overall at Santa Anita.

The Cohen family's Rancho Temescal and Red Baron's Barn won 13 races, five of them stakes.

Santa Anita's first-ever Hollywood Meet will open Apr. 21 and run through June 18.

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War Front’s Ancient Peace Romps in Santa Anita Saturday Night Cap

12th-Santa Anita, $75,888, Alw, 4-8, (NW1$X), 3yo/up, f/m, 1m (off turf), 1:37.10, ft, 6 lengths.
ANCIENT PEACE (f, 3, War Front–Deceptive Vision {GSW & GISP-Can, GSW-USA, $501,441}, by A.P. Indy), off the board in her one-mile turf debut at Del Mar last December, graduated by a front-running 4 1/4 lengths going that same distance over the Santa Anita lawn Dec. 30 for Mike Ryan and trainer Graham Motion, just days before selling for $650,000 to Travis Boersma's Boardshorts Stables at this year's Keeneland January sale. Ryan had purchased the well-bred filly for $180,000 at the 2021 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale. Favored at 4-5 in this field shortened to five when the race came off the turf, the dark bay filly jumped right out to the early lead. She was well in hand while loose through fractions of :22.84 and :46.06 and was some 10 lengths in front entering the far turn. The favorite sailed down the lane as a much-the-best winner under a motionless Flavien Prat. Chloe's Crown (Declaration of War) was second. Deceptive Vision has a 2-year-old filly by War Front, who was sent to Japan after selling for $400,000 to Masahiro Miki at last year's Keeneland September sale. The mare also has a yearling colt by American Pharoah who sold for $150,000 to the Albaugh Family Stables at last year's Keeneland November sale. A full-sister to champion Eye of the Leopard, the 13-year-old mare, who sold for $900,000 to Hill 'n' Dale at Xalapa as part of the Sam-Son dispersal at the 2021 Keeneland January sale, was bred to Uncle Mo last year. Click for the Equibase.com chart\fs21plain or VIDEO, sponsored by TVG. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $83,900.
O-Boardshorts Stables, LLC; B-Sam-Son Farm (ON); T-John W. Sadler.

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