Wandering Eyes

A renowned jockey who was among the best in Pennsylvania history died on Thursday of injuries suffered in a racing accident. Parx Racing announced the death of Jose Flores, 56, who was racing on Monday at the suburban Philadelphia track when his horse went down and Flores was thrown off. The jockey hit the ground headfirst and suffered a massive trauma. He was removed from life support on Thursday afternoon. Flores won 4,650 races in a career that spanned more than three decades. He was the top... View the full article

Trainer Tony Millard has made a plea to the racing media and fans not to be too impatient in their expectations of new apprentice jockey Victor Wong Chun when he kicks off his local career at Sha Tin on Sunday. “I’m very happy to have Victor in my stable. I like to use the apprentices, the claim is very important for the handicap. But I hope we can be conservative with our praise and generous with our encouragement – that’s what they need,” Millard said. “But... View the full article

Italian jockey Umberto Rispoli is expected to undergo surgery and spend another stint on the sidelines after a scary barrier trial incident that resulted in a horse dying at Sha Tin on Friday morning. Rispoli was riding Spicy Sure when the six-year-old suffered a suspected fractured shoulder and tumbled to the ground, in turn hurting the rider’s right shoulder. The 29-year-old was taken to Prince of Wales Hospital at Sha Tin, where he was diagnosed with a fractured right collarbone, and... View the full article

Lord O'Reilly stamps his class and takes aim at Classic View the full article

Mr Dujardin tipped away for Guineas after slaying rivals View the full article

Woodworth fires up Nova Missile to easy win View the full article

Siam Sapphire takes Clements two wins clear on top View the full article

Early scratchings March 23 View the full article

Horses' test results March 19, 20 & 23 View the full article

Track conditions and course scratchings March 23 View the full article

Horses' body weights March 23 View the full article

Basilisk sheds maiden status at eighth start View the full article

With a dozen horses rated 100 or higher and a host of others headed that way in a hurry, it seems John Size has a stable full of superstars but it is his less heralded handicappers that could come to the fore on Sunday at Sha Tin. Size’s top sprinters alone could fill a Group race but as the Australian trainer closes in on a 10th championship it is worth reflecting on the great job his horses in the lower grades have done this term. While the likes of BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Ping Hai... View the full article

Brave Legend hasn’t been with Tony Cruz very long but his first run for the yard on Wednesday night made him look like a winner in waiting. Brave Legend was a winner over the Happy Valley 1,200m at big odds earlier in the season in good style but has not been able to build on that in a handful of starts since. On Wednesday night, Brave Legend got back in the field, as is his style, but found the line strongly for third to Shanghai Master despite having to squeeze through a tight run in... View the full article

Trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai likened Blizzard to an “old man driver” after the tough sprinter decided he didn’t like the look or feel of a rain sodden Chukyo course proper and produced an unconvincing gallop three days out from the Takamatsunomiya Kinen. Blizzard’s arrival in Japan 10 days earlier coincided with an unseasonable cold snap, temperatures plunging to single figures in Nagoya on Wednesday and 67 millimetres of rain falling in the last three days, nearly half of... View the full article

Autumn to show he can dodge early Rush again View the full article

Le Grange trio trials a treat ahead of 3YO Sprint View the full article

Peters all raring to hunt for more wins View the full article

Top local jockey Derek Leung Ka-chun passed a milestone and lost a millstone with the win of Planet Star at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. From Sunday, Leung will ride without any weight allowance as the Paul O’Sullivan-trained four-year-old took Leung’s tally in his Hong Kong riding career to 249 wins plus a Macau Group race. Leung did his apprenticeship in New Zealand with O’Sullivan’s family and had been allocated to the Kiwi trainer during his junior days here, so... View the full article

Hong Kong will not be represented at the world’s richest race meeting in Dubai on Saturday week after D B Pin’s Dubai Golden Shaheen assault was aborted and the Centenary Sprint Cup winner’s season ended with an injury to his left front leg. The John Size-trained D B Pin had barrier trialled on Tuesday as his final piece of serious work ahead of a scheduled flight to Dubai on Friday and he showed no signs after the trial of any issue. “He was still warm after the trial... View the full article

Danis back on winner's list View the full article

Logan's squad taking shape with Volkstok'n'barrell due on Thursday View the full article

Joao Moreira has a couple of hurdles to jump from an awkward gate on Phantom Falcon at Happy Valley on Wednesday night but, if he can work his magic, the four-year-old looks the one to beat in the Hong Kong Exchanges Challenge Cup (1,200m). The Peter Ho Leung-trained Phantom Falcon is still relatively lightly raced at this stage and has been very consistent in his performances ridden for the lead in most of his races, including a win in Class Four over the course and distance earlier this... View the full article

Another Derby in the rear-view mirror, a triumph for two of racing’s less talkative stars in Ryan Moore and John Size and the promise of a very serious new talent in Ping Hai Star. One of our observations over the years has been that Size’s exceptional talent might not be regarded by history as highly as it deserved to be. When he trained in Sydney, his runners were largely fixer-uppers and hand me downs from other yards from which he extracted extraordinary results but a lot of... View the full article

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, Angel Sanchez-Pinero was suspended 30-days for a phenylbutazone positive stemming from February-the latest action amid a series of alleged offenses facing the trainer. This includes another pending violation issued against Sanchez-Pinero this week concerning the alleged breach of rule 3230(b)(2), related to “Causing a Covered Horse to Violate its Provisional Suspension.” The horse in question is 3-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 Mar. 26. HIWU officially posted this notice June 11. Laguardia has since then started twice at Mountaineer-a track that being in West Virginia falls outside of HISA's jurisdiction–for trainer Juan Vazquez. When asked 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.” Sanchez-Pinero is facing six other separate pending violations under HIWU, five of which concern alleged Anti-Doping rule violations involving banned substances, and a separate controlled medication positive. On May 8, HISA issued Sanchez-Pinero a provisional suspension and notice of violation, arguing that there was “clear and convincing evidence” the trainer's actions or inactions “present an immediate threat of serious injury or death” to licensed horses and riders. Resolved ADMC Violations Date: 07/29/2025 Licensee: Jamie Grubbs, 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. Admission. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Diclofenac–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Halloween, who won at Belterra Park 6/13/25. Date: 07/28/2025 Licensee: Justin Evans, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Big Beauty 6/20/25. Date: 07/25/2025 Licensee: Jonathaniel Badillo, trainer Penalty: 15-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on July 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 $2,500; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of Capsaicin–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Spotten Bull, who finished fourth at Parx Racing 6/15/25. Date: 07/24/2025 Licensee: Jeff Mullins, trainer Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of HIWU. Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Betamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Sparta F.C. 6/5/25. Date: 07/23/2025 Licensee: Kelli Martinez, trainer Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning July 24, 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 $1,000; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. Admission. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Cannabidiol (CBD)–a class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from American Sue, who finished second at Prairie Meadows 6/14/25. Date: 07/23/2025 Licensee: Angel Sanchez-Pinero, trainer Penalty: 30-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning July 24, 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 $2,500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision by internal adjudication panel. Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Dynamitendiamonds, who finished fifth at Aqueduct 2/1/25. Pending ADMC Violations 07/30/2025, Timothy Murphy, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone and Methocarbamol-both Class C controlled substances-in a sample taken from More Vino, who finished second at Finger Lakes 5/12/25; and for the presence of Methocarbamol–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Tacony Road, who won the George W. Barker Stakes at Finger Lakes 5/26/25. 07/29/2025, Hernan Parra, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Mischievous Han, who finished fifth at Gulfstream Park 6/29/25. 07/29/2025, Patrick Ashton, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Max Forward Speed, who won at Parx Racing 6/7/25. 07/29/2025, Calixto Juarez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the possession of banned substance Ethanol, and for the attempted use of Ethanol on an event dated 6/4/25. 07/29/2025, Maria Pinzon, trainer: Pending medication violation for the possession of Isoxuprine–a banned substance–for an event dated 4/4/25. 07/28/2025, Tito Felix Moreno, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Flunixin–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Terpeye, who finished second at Belterra Park 6/14/25. 07/25/2025, Lane Johnston, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Denington on 6/30/25. 07/25/2025, Daniel Steve Harvey, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Caffeine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Leopardi, who finished second at Tampa Bay 4/16/25. 07/24/2025, Gene Jacquot, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Annie One Sock on 6/23/25. 07/24/2025, Ralph D'Alessandro, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Signifying Nothing, who won at Finger Lakes 6/17/25. 07/24/2025, Angel Sanchez-Pinero, trainer: For the alleged breach of rule 3230(b)(2), “Causing a Covered Horse to Violate its Provisional Suspension.” A more detailed description of the alleged violations can be found above. 07/23/2025, Kieron Magee, trainer: Pending vet's list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Love to Eat 6/17/25. Violations of Crop Rule Delaware Park Jorge Francisco Hernandez–violation date July 24; $250 fine, one-day suspension. The post Weekly National Regulatory Rulings, July 24-30 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article