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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Kentucky Oaks (G1) hopeful Bella Ballerina is looking to begin her 3-year-old season with a win in the Rachel Alexandra Stakes (G2) Feb. 14 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. View the full article -
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Every week, the TDN posts a roundup of the relevant Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA)-related rulings from around the country. The following rulings were reported on HISA's “rulings” portal and through the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU)'s “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Among this week's rulings, a HIWU arbitrator has banned Illinois veterinarian Dr. Donald McCrosky a total 24 years and fined him a combined $300,000 for a series of nine violations: One count of trafficking banned substances; five counts of possession of banned substances; two counts of tampering; and one count of using a banned substance. McCrosky had been a licensed veterinarian in Illinois for over 50 years. According to the final written decision by arbitrator Hugh Fraser, on April 22 last year, HIWU investigators searched McCrosky's minivan parked at Fairmount Park and found five banned substances. This included a bottle of Testosterone Cypionate/DHEA, two unopened one-pound containers of Thyro-L, three 50 mL vials of Ammonium Sulfate, a 100 mL bottle of P-Bloc and an unopened bottle of OsPhos. McCrosky explained these away by claiming he operated a mobile veterinary unit for off-track, non-covered horses. Despite warnings by the investigators not to, McCrosky took back one container each of the Thyro-L and the OsPhos, claiming they were expensive and that they were intended for off-track use. During a subsequent interview, McCrosky mentioned to the investigators how the horse he treated–Tigger Attack, owned by his wife–had tested positive for Testosterone after running at Fairmount Park on October 29, 2024. McCrosky admitted to administering Testosterone to Tigger Attack “after a groom advised that the horse was not eating well. He believed that administration of Testosterone seven to 10 days in advance of a race would not result in a positive test,” according to the final ruling. During the interview, McCrosky was also served an Equine Anti-Doping notice, claiming he had tampered with the “doping control” process after Childersattack–another horse McCrosky cared for that was owned by his wife–tested positive for Testosterone in October of 2024. Back in November of 2024 after being notified of Childersattack's Testosterone positive, McCrosky sent HIWU a handwritten note “in which he claimed he had performed a castration on Childersattack in March 2022, leaving Childersattack with one remaining testicle, thus explaining the Testosterone present in Childersattack's October 16, 2024, sample,” the final decision states. HIWU, however, subsequently determined via a regulatory database that Childersattack had been fully gelded in November of 2020. After initially failing to respond to HIWU's requests for medical records and to submit the horse for a veterinary examination, McCrosky later told HIWU that the horse's remaining testicle had been removed in December of 2024, according to the final decision. Furthermore, in August of 2025, HIWU investigators performed an inspection of trainer Isidoro Castro's tack room at Fairmount Park. “During the search, the Investigators found and seized two syringes located in a grey barrel in the tack room. The two syringes were labelled 'A' and 'B.' Syringe A also appeared to be labelled with the word 'Day' and writing that appeared to indicate the word 'Race,'” according to the final decision. They were later found to contain banned Testosterone and Glaucine. Castro told the investigators that he had purchased the syringes from McCrosky in a “Rural King” parking lot one month prior for $20. McCrosky admitted to selling “two loaded syringes to Trainer Castro but claims that he did not know they contained Banned Substances and that he had a 'genuine and legal therapeutic purpose' for the sale,” according to the final decision. McCrosky said he believed they contained Banamine and Aspirin. Ultimately, the arbitrator determined that McCrosky's degree of fault was “Significant.” “The actions of Dr. McCrosky were not due to innocent misinterpretation of the rules or a misunderstanding of his obligations. In committing these nine Anti-Doping Rule Violations, Dr. McCrosky acted with intent, and with a flagrant disregard for the ADMC Program Rules and for their overarching objectives of horse welfare and the integrity of the Thoroughbred racing industry,” according to the final decision. Also this week, trainer John Ortiz was issued six pending Dexamethasone positives, all taken from between Nov. 22 and Dec. 11 last year. They include two minor stakes winners at Aqueduct. Dexamethasone is a class C controlled corticosteroid. Resolved ADMC Violations Dates: 02/10/2026 Licensee: Darien Rodriguez, trainer Penalty: $3000 fine. Admission. Explainer: Violation of Rule 4222-Intra-Articular Injections Within Seven (7) Days of Timed and Reported Workout. The horse in question was Thirty American for an event dated 6/27/24. Dates: 02/09/2026 Licensee: Dr. Donald McCrosky, veterinarian Penalty: Combined 24-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on February 9, 2026; total fine of $300,000; payment of arbitration costs. Final decision of arbitral body. Explainer: One count of trafficking banned substances; five counts of possession of banned substances; two counts of tampering; and one count of using a banned substance. Read a detailed explanation of the arbitrator's final decision here. Dates: 02/09/2026 Licensee: Elias Lopez, trainer Penalty: Matter dismissed. Final decision of arbitral body. Explainer: This concerned an alleged medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)-a banned substance-in a sample taken from La Clasica, who did not finish when running at Hawthorne on 6/5/25. Dates: 02/06/2026 Licensee: Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, trainer Penalty: 18-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on February 7, 2026; 60-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on July 23, 2025; a fine of $12,500. Admission. Explainer: Out-of-competition medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)-a banned bronchodilator-in a sample taken from Jet Set Warrior on 7/23/25. Dates: 02/06/2026 Licensee: Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, trainer Penalty: 18-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on February 7, 2026; 60-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on July 23, 2025; a fine of $12,500. Admission. Explainer: Out-of-competition medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)-a banned bronchodilator-in a sample taken from Jet Set Warrior on 7/23/25. Pending ADMC Violations 02/11/2026, John Ortiz, trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Dexamethasone-a class C controlled substance-in samples taken from Braverthanubelieve, who won at Aqueduct on 11/22/25 and won the New York Stallion Series Stakes at Aqueduct on 12/6/25; from Doc Sullivan, who won the New York Stallion Series Stakes at Aqueduct on 11/22/25; from Moe Eighty Eight, who won at Aqueduct on 11/29/25; from Quietside, who finished second in the GIII Comely Stakes at Aqueduct on 12/7/25; and from Drop Me a Dime, who won at Aqueduct on 12/11/25. 02/10/2026, Dominic C. Duree, owner-trainer: Pending violation of Rule 3216(c),” Prohibited Association,” for an event dated 1/5/26. 02/10/2026, Carlos Sedillo, trainer: Pending violation of Rule 3229, “Status During Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility,” for an event dated 1/11/26. 02/10/2026, Karina Gonzalez, trainer: Pending vet's list medication violation for the presence of Cannabidiol (CBD)-a class B controlled substance-in a sample taken from Dos Reales on 1/5/26. 02/10/2026, Caryn Vecchio, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Poppy's Pride, who won at Mahoning Valley on 1/5/26. 02/09/2026, Daniel Hernandez, trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Phenylbutazone-a class C controlled substance-in samples taken from Julia's Promise, who won at Sunland Park on 1/4/26; from Holy Bullet, who finished second at Sunland Park on 1/5/26; and from Lovesonfair, who finished second at Sunland Park on 1/5/26. 02/09/2026, Jose D'Angelo, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Thirty Pound Test, who won at Gulfstream Park on 11/23/25. 02/05/2026, Alexis Leon, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Flunixin-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Happy Does, who finished fifth at Turf Paradise on 12/27/25. The post National Rulings February 5 – February 11, Vet McCrosky Banned 24 Years appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Last year's GI Preakness S., GI Santa Anita Derby and GI NYRA Bets Haskell S. winner Journalism (Curlin), back in training with Michael McCarthy at Santa Anita since mid-January, is nearing a return to the worktab. Campaigned in partnership by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Bridlewood Farm, breeder Don Alberto Stable, Robert LaPenta, Elayne Stables Five, and the Coolmore partners, the $825,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga yearling concluded his brilliant sophomore season with a fourth-place finish in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar Nov. 1. “Journalism has been back with Michael McCarthy for about three weeks and we're very pleased with how he's returned from his freshening at Bridlewood Farm,” Eclipse President and Founder Aron Wellman said. “He put on about 50 pounds and he's returned with a controlled enthusiasm, which is exactly what we want to see. Meda Murphy, George Isaacs and their staff at Bridlewood did an awesome job during his downtime in Ocala and Michael is just biding his time before allowing Journalism to stretch his legs on the wood. If all goes well and the weather cooperates, he should hit the worktab within the next week or so, but we're in no rush.” Journalism's throwback, eight-race sophomore campaign also included a win in the GII DK Horse San Felipe S. and runner-up finishes in the GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and GI Pacific Classic S. He was an Eclipse finalist as outstanding 3-year-old-male of 2025 and was the only horse to compete in all three legs of the Triple Crown. Any targets in mind yet for 2026? “The (GI) Met Mile (at Saratoga June 6) is very intriguing to us as a first half of the season major goal, and, of course hope to be able to structure the second half of the season working backwards from the Breeders' Cup,” Wellman said. “It's a long season and with the manner in which he's come back and his body language, he's postured for a serious, serious campaign.” The post Journalism Nearing Return to Worktab, ‘Postured for a Serious, Serious Campaign’ appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
EASY DECISION (c, 3, Charlatan–All Laced Up, by Bernardini) was unveiled as the 9-5 choice here. The chalk initially took on longshot pacesetter Lord King (King for a Day), but was reigned in to stalk up the backstretch. Taking aim at the leader and Complex Charlie (Complexity) around the far turn and into the lane, the 3-year-old was forced to tip to an outside lane. The bay became uncorked, struck the front with a furlong left and graduated by 6 1/4 lengths. Complex Charlie was the runner-up. A $120,000 buy for Gainesway at the 2022 Keeneland November Sale while Easy Decision was in utero, All Laced Up produced back to back siblings–a filly and a colt–by Olympiad starting in 2024. The winner's dam was bred to Muth for this spring. The Repole color bearer is part of an extended female family which includes MGISW Got Stormy (Get Stormy), MSW Sir Alfred James (Munnings) and recent $2.5-million Keeneland November grad & MGISW Randomized (Nyquist), who is off to Japan. 7th-Aqueduct, $80,000, Msw, 2-11, 3yo, 6 1/2f, 1:19.30, ft, 6 1/4 lengths. EASY DECISION, c, 3, Charlatan–All Laced Up, by Bernardini Sales History: $300,000 Ylg '24 KEESEP. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $44,000. Click for the Equibase.com chart or VIDEO, sponsored by FanDuel TV. O-Repole Stable; B-Angela Beck (KY); T-Amelia J. Green. The post Charlatan’s Easy Decision Off The Mark In Aqueduct Maiden appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article
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