Trainer John Alexander Ortiz has been issued a $500 fine and a 30-day suspension by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, with 15 days stayed, after his trainee Woopigsooie tested positive for clenbuterol at Ellis Park on July 2, 2020.
Woopigsooie finished third in that day's second race, and post-race testing showed a clenbuterol level of 236 picograms per milliliter in the urine, according to findings confirmed by the UIC Analytical Forensic Testing Laboratory.
Since this was Ortiz' first medication violation as a trainer, stewards stayed 15 of the 30 suspension days, pending he has no additional Class A or B medication violations over the next year.
Ortiz will serve his 15-day suspension from Dec. 20, 2020, through Jan. 3, 2021.
Woopigsooie, a 3-year-old son of Secret Circle, was disqualified from his third-place finish in the $16,000 claimer, and all purse money was forfeited.
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