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GISW Art Collector to Claiborne Upon Retirement

Bruce Lunsford's homebred GI Woodward S. winner Art Collector (Bernardini–Distorted Legacy, by Distorted Humor) will stand at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky. upon retirement, the farm announced Wednesday.

Winner of the Woodward in 2021 over Maxfield (Street Sense), Art Collector notched a 107 Beyer Speed Figure for the effort. It was one of seven triple-digit Beyer figures he received in a career that has thus far recorded a tally of 20-10-1-0 and earnings of $2,332,490.

“We are thrilled to stand another exciting stallion prospect for longtime client Bruce Lunsford,” said Claiborne's Walker Hancock. “Art Collector has the qualities we look for in a stallion and we believe he will be very well received among breeders upon his retirement from racing.”

Art Collector began his career in the barn of Thomas Drury, Jr., for whom he raced at two and three and won both the GII Toyota Blue Grass S. and Runhappy Ellis Park Derby. He moved into the barn of Hall of Famer Bill Mott for his four- and five-year-old campaigns, where his victories included the Woodward and back-to-back scores in both the GII Charles Town Classic S. and Saratoga's Alydar S.

A fee for Art Collector will be announced upon retirement.

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Weekly Stewards’ and Commissions’ Rulings, Oct. 11-17, 2022

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: Santa Anita
Date: 10/15/2022
Licensee: Kent Desormeaux, jockey
Penalty: Three-day suspension
Violation: Careless riding
Explainer: Having received notice of a Proposed Decision adopted by the California Horse Racing Board that the appeal of DMTD Ruling #11 (July 24, 2021) has been overruled, the original ruling is reinstated. Jockey Kent Desormeaux is suspended for 3 racing days (October 21, 22 and 23, 2022). Pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1766 (Designated Races), the term of suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races.

Track: Santa Anita
Date: 10/15/2022
Licensee: Kent Desormeaux, jockey
Penalty: Five-day suspension
Violation: Careless riding
Explainer: Having received notice of a Proposed Decision adopted by the California Horse Racing Board that the appeal of DMTD Ruling #56 (August 21, 2021) has been overruled, the original ruling is reinstated. Jockey Kent Desormeaux is suspended for FIVE (5) racing days (October 28, 29, 30, November 4, and 5, 2022). Pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1766 (Designated Races), the term of suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races.

Track: Santa Anita
Date: 10/16/2022
Licensee: Ash Morgan, 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 Ash Morgan, who rode LOUD LOUD MUSIC in the eighth race at Santa Anita Park on October 15, 2022, is suspended for one (1) day (October 23, 2022), and fined $250.00 for one (1) strike over the limit.

Furthermore, Jockey Ash Morgan is assigned three (3) violation points that will be expunged on April 16, 2023, six (6) months from the date of final adjudication pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties. Jockey Ash Morgan has accrued a total of nine (3) points.

Track: Santa Anita
Date: 10/16/2022
Licensee: Aaron Kroul, owner
Penalty: Suspended license
Violation: Failure to appear before stewards
Explainer: Owner Aaron Kroul, having failed to respond to written notice to appear before the Board of Stewards at Santa Anita Park on October 16, 2022, 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- Southern California Equine Foundation $900.00). Suspension to commence on October 23, 2022.

NEW HISA STEWARDS RULINGS

Note: While HISA has shared these rulings over the past week, some of them originate from prior weeks.

Violations of Crop Rule

Aqueduct
Feargal Lynch – ruling date October 12, 2022
Kendrick Carmouche – ruling date October 14, 2022
Amin Castillo – ruling date October 14, 2022
Richard Mitchell – ruling date October 14, 2022

Belterra Park
Gregory Romero – ruling date October 12, 2022

Delaware Park
Jhonatan Mendoza – ruling date October 15, 2022

Gulfstream Park
Victor Fernandez – ruling date October 12, 2022

Hawthorne
Constantino Roman – ruling date October 15, 2022
Javier Tavares – ruling date October 15, 2022

Horseshoe Indianapolis
Marion F. Gorham – ruling date October 11, 2022

Laurel Park
Denis Araujo – ruling date October 8, 2022
Sheldon Russell – ruling date October 8, 2022

Parx Racing
Anthony Nunez – ruling date October 12, 2022

Pimlico Race Course
Carlos Eduardo Lopez – ruling date September 30, 2022
David Howard – ruling date September 30, 2022*
Joshua Vance – ruling date September 30, 2022*
Horacio Karamanos – ruling date October 2, 2022

Presque Isle Downs
Gaddiel Martinez – ruling date October 12, 2022

Thistledown
Malcom Franklin – ruling date October 12, 2022

Voided Claims

Delaware Park
Attuck – ruling date October 13, 2022

Thistledown
Armada – ruling date October 4, 2022
Amigo's Affair – ruling date October 10, 2022

Parx Racing
Another Flirt – ruling date October 10, 2022
Classified Info – ruling date October 11, 2022
Midnightcharly – ruling date October 11, 2022

Penn National
Last Investment – ruling date October 12, 2022

Violations Involving Forfeiture of Purse

Aqueduct
Richard Mitchell – violation of crop rule; ruling date October 14, 2022; ten strikes; $500 fine; 3-day suspension; 5 points; disqualification; purse redistribution

Horseshoe Indianapolis
Marion F. Gorham – purse redistribution – owner of horse ridden by Edgar Perez (ruling on 10/7/2022)

Pimlico Race Course
David Howard – purse redistribution – trainer of horse ridden by Carlos Eduardo Lopez on 9/25/2022
Joshua Vance – purse redistribution – owner of horse ridden by Carlos Eduardo Lopez on 9/25/2022

Appeal Request Updates

Mountaineer Park
Gerald A. Erfle
Crop rule violation
Owner of horse ridden by Marco Ccamaque
Ruling date October 7, 2022; violation date October 3, 2022
Appeal filed October 13, 2022
No stay requested

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Jamgotchian Sues CHRB Over Name Controversy

Thoroughbred owner Jerry Jamgotchian, who has a decades-long history as both a plaintiff and defendant in lawsuits involving horse racing entities, went after the California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) in federal court on Monday, claiming that his constitutional and civil rights were violated when the stewards at Los Alamitos Race Course denied entry to one of his horses this past summer over its purportedly controversial name.

Although the Oct. 17 United States District Court (Central District, Southern Division) civil complaint puts forth a legal argument based on whether the horse Malpractice Meuser (GB) {Helmet (AUS)}had the proper registration documentation to be allowed to race, the subtext of the case is predicated on claims that Jamgotchian's naming of the horse allegedly equates to intentional trolling or harassment of a Kentucky-based lawyer who shares that surname.

And even though that attorney was not specifically referenced in any of the court documents filed by Jamgotchian, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported as far back as May 28, 2021, that a court battle was brewing over Jamgotchian's desire to name horses that allegedly “tweak” the well-publicized legal troubles of trainer Bob Baffert.

At that time, reporter Tim Sullivan wrote that “Jamgotchian wants to call one of his colts Bad Test Bob-a jab at Baffert's recent rash of drug positives.” He also reported that Jamgotchian had paid “$1,000 to challenge the Jockey Club's refusal to sanction Malpractice Meuser, a name previously approved in the United Kingdom and inspired by one of Baffert's attorneys, Michael Meuser.”

As Jamgotchian stated in that Courier-Journal story, “As soon as we get through this, I'm going to federal district court and filing a civil rights action…And they're going to get smoked.”

Now, nearly a year and a half later, Jamgotchian has followed through on that threat of litigation, with the CHRB as the defendant. The colt's breeder, Theta Holding I, Inc., is a co-plaintiff.

The complaint alleges the CHRB violated First, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment rights, plus federal civil rights and California state constitution rights. Among the remedies Jamgotchian seeks via jury trial are damages in excess of $250,000, plus a ruling allowing Malpractice Meuser to race in California.

Via spokesperson Mike Marten, the CHRB declined the opportunity to tell its side of the story, citing a policy of not commenting on pending litigation.

When the Bad Test Bob name got rejected by The Jockey Club, Jamgotchian told the Courier-Journal that it was not a jab at Baffert, but instead referred to “one Bob Dreyfuss of Chatsworth, Calif., and his test for COVID-19.”

In Monday's court filing, Jamgotchian asserted that under free speech laws, “Even if Malpractice Meuser's approved name might refer to a living or deceased individual with a name that includes 'Meuser, 'or refers to no one at all, it is not a valid ground to prohibit the use of such name.”

Jamgotchian's complaint stated that Malpractice Meuser had the proper Jockey Club certification from Great Britain, where the colt was foaled, and subsequently got registered as a “covered horse” once the new federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act requirements became active in 2022.

But, the suit stated, when Jamgotchian wanted to enter Malpractice Meuser at Los Alamitos, “The sole reason for denial of the entry was the lack of a certificate of registration for Malpractice Meuser from The Jockey Club of New York, a private club which is not a governmental entity. [And] the sole reason, in turn, the New York Private Club refused to issue a certificate of registration was the name Malpractice Meuser.”

Malpractice Meuser has raced twice in his career, but has now been off for over a year. He finished third in his Mountaineer Park debut on June 30, 2021, then fifth at Indiana Grand on Oct. 14, 2021, for trainer Eric Reed and jockey Sonny Leon.

Both times, the court filings stated, “There was no public disturbance due to the name of Malpractice Meuser when he raced.”

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Blue Stripe Among Four Supplements to Fasig November

Grade I winner Blue Stripe (Arg) (Equal Stripes {Arg}) is among four supplements to the Fasig-Tipton November Sale. They will be catalogued as hips 313-316.

Finest Work (Outwork) (Hip 313): A 4-year-old stakes winner, she is out of a half-sister to GISW Burning Roma and to the dam of champion Finest City. Offered as a racing/broodmare prospect by Paramount Sales, agent.
Weanling filly by Vekoma o/o Honey Trap (Hip 314): Filly is a half-sister to recent GII Jessamine S. winner Delight (Mendelssohn). Consigned by Stuart Morris, agent.
A G Indy (Take Charge Indy) (Hip 315): A 5-year-old stakes winner, she is from the immediate family of champions Rubiano and Summer Bird and leading sire Tapit. Offered as a racing/broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent.
Blue Stripe (Hip 316): The 5-year-old won the GI Clement L. Hirsch H. at Del Mar in August. Blue Stripe was also a Group 1 winner in her native Argentina. She is a half-sister to GI Breeders' Cup Distaff winner Blue Prize (Arg) (Pure Prize). Offered as a racing/broodmare prospect by Taylor Made Sales Agency, agent. She is pointing to the GI Breeders' Cup Distaff.

These entries may now be viewed online and will also be available in the equineline sales catalogue app. Print versions of all supplemental entries will be available on-site at Fasig-Tipton at sale time. Fasig-Tipton will continue to accept approved supplemental entries through the Breeders' Cup.

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