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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The Dec. 20 Gun Runner Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots proved closely matched. A month later on Jan. 17, the next leg of the stakes series for current 3-year-olds there, the $250,000 Lecomte Stakes (G3), appears equally competitive.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Ocean Bear stretches out to a route for the first time in kicking off his 3-year-old season in the $175,000 California Chrome Cal Cup Derby.View the full article -
By Murray Fish · Posted
Mawkeb still in r 3 and 5 fav in r3, 2nd fav in r5 Two starts at one meeting? I wonder who was the last horse to start twice on one day? -
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Oaklawn Park is raising the stakes for the weekend of the Jan. 31 Southwest Stakes (G3), announcing major enhancements to its high-profile horseplayer contests that will bring top players together for a premier national competition.View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
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's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals. Among this week's rulings, trainer Angel Sanchez Pinero has been banned a combined eight years and fined a total $90,000 (as well as arbitration costs) for a series of medication violations stemming from 2024 onwards. These penalties come in the wake of a two-year suspension and $10,000 fine Sanchez-Pinero received last November after his trainee Gone Boy tested positive for the bronchodilator Albuterol (Salbutamol) after winning at Aqueduct on April 19. Albuterol is a banned substance. These latest suite of rulings are for officially working a horse while it was provisionally suspended; for out-of-competition and post-race positives for bronchodilator Formoterol (Aformoterol), a banned substance; for a vets' list medication violation for the presence of Boldenone, a banned substance; and for the possession of and attempted use of Prasterone, a banned anabolic substance. Sanchez Pinero argued his side before an arbitrator in each of these cases. According to Equibase, Sanchez-Pinero has been training on and off since 2003. He has 37 wins to his name and over $1.1 million in earnings. Resolved ADMC Violations Dates: 01/14/2026 Licensee: Mathew Philip Sims, 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. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Le Bien Le Mal, who finished fifth at Turfway Park on 12/4/25. Dates: 01/14/2026 Licensee: Marcus Vitali, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on January 15, 2026; 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 $1,000; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Yankee Dollar, who finished second in the Illini Princess Handicap at Hawthorne on 6/15/25. Dates: 01/14/2026 Licensee: Angel Sanchez Pinero, trainer Penalty: 1-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on November 25, 2034; Disqualification of results of Covered Horse's Timed and Reported Workout on 05/01/25 and 05/17/25; a fine of $5,000; payment of 50% of arbitration costs. Explainer: For the breach of rule 3230(b)(2), “Causing a Covered Horse to Violate its Provisional Suspension.” The horse in question is four-year-old filly, Laguardia. HIWU provisionally suspended the then Sanchez-Pinero trained Laguardia after the filly had tested positive for bronchodilator Formoterol (Aformoterol)—a banned substance—after finishing second at Parx Racing on March 26. HIWU officially posted this notice on June 11. Laguardia has since then started six times at Mountaineer, a track that being in West Virginia falls outside of HISA's jurisdiction. When asked last July about the nature of Sanchez-Pinero's alleged breach of rule 3230(b)(2) with Laguardia, a HIWU spokesperson wrote that “Sanchez-Pinero oversaw a breeze by Laguardia while she was Provisionally Suspended. A Covered Horse cannot complete a Timed and Reported Workout (i.e., breeze) while Provisionally Suspended.” Dates: 01/14/2026 Licensee: Angel Sanchez Pinero, trainer Penalty: 2-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on November 25, 2032; 60-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on March 26, 2025; 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 $25,000; payment of 50% of arbitration costs. Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of bronchodilator Formoterol (Aformoterol)—a banned substance—in a sample taken from Laguardia, who finished second at Parx Racing on 3/26/25. Dates: 01/12/2026 Licensee: Maria Pinzon, trainer Penalty: 2-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on January 13, 2026; a fine of $25,000. Explainer: Medication violation for the possession of Isoxuprine—a banned substance—for an event dated 4/4/25. Dates: 01/12/2026 Licensee: Angel Sanchez Pinero, trainer Penalty: Combined 5-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on November 25, 2027; Period of Ineligibility for Covered Horses; a combined fine of $60,000; payment of arbitration costs, for the combined violations. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Boldenone—a banned substance—in a sample taken from Magical Jaime on 8/5/24; For possession of Prasterone—a banned anabolic substance—for an event dated 12/5/24; And for the use or attempted use of a banned substance (Prasterone) on Magical Jaime during the race period, dated 12/5/24. Pending ADMC Violations 01/13/2026, Michael Lerman, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol—a class C controlled substance—in a sample taken from Vibing on 12/10/25. 01/09/2026, Ryan Kenney, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Lidocaine—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Smooching, who won at Turf Paradise on 12/8/25. 01/08/2026, Austin Gustafson, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine—a class B controlled substance—in a sample taken from Faustin on 12/9/25. Violations of Crop Rule Aqueduct Trevor Wayne Simpson – violation date January 11; $250 fine, one-day suspension Gulfstream Park Renzo Rojas – violation date January 8; $250 fine, one-day suspension Mahoning Valley Jason Simpson – violation date January 13; No details Ricardo Bailey – violation date January 12; No details Santa Anita Park Umberto Rispoli – violation date January 12; $500 fine, two-day suspension Sunland Park Ricardo Jaime – violation date January 11; $500 fine, two-day suspension Tampa Bay Downs Siegmar Golibrzuch – violation date January 15; $250 fine, no other details Wesley Gene Ho – violation date January 14; $250 fine, one-day suspension Turf Paradise Glenn Corbett – violation date January 12; $500 fine, two-day suspension The post National Rulings January 8-15; Trainer Sanchez-Pinero Banned Additional 8 Years 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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