Weekly National Regulatory Rulings, Apr. 17-23

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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's (HIWU) “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.

Resolved ADMC Violations
Date: 04/22/2025
Licensee: Edwin Alvarez, trainer
Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from He'squite Mischief on 3/19/25.

Date: 04/21/2025
Licensee: Chief Stipe O'Neill, trainer
Penalty: No charges, complaint withdrawn.
Explainer: Additional testing on the samples taken from What A Dude, who won at Santa Rosa on 8/16/24, found that concentrations of Furosemide (Lasix) could not be determined with sufficient certainty, according to HIWU.

Date: 04/18/2025
Licensee: Ben Colebrook, 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. Final decision by HIWU.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Ibuprofen–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Interlock Empire, who finished second at Oaklawn Park on 1/24/25.

Date: 04/17/2025
Licensee: Scooter Davis, trainer
Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on Apr. 18; 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 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Uncaptured Star, who won at Tampa Bay on 3/15/25.

Date: 04/17/2025
Licensee: Pablo Torres, 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. Final decision by HIWU.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Fort Charles, who finished third at Tampa Bay on 2/22/25.

Date: 04/16/2025
Licensee: Miguel Ramirez, 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. Final decision by HIWU.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Trichlormethiazide–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Five O Cocktail, who finished third at Santa Anita on 1/17/25.

Pending ADMC Violations
04/21/2025, Darien Rodriguez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Everdoit, who won at Tampa Bay on 3/19/25.

04/21/2025, Jorge Farias, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Trichlormethiazide–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Modera, who finished fifth at Los Alamitos on 3/16/25.

04/21/2025, Vance Childers, trainer: Pending medication violation for the possession of Piper Methysticum (Kava)–a banned anti-inflammatory–for an event dated 11/12/24.

04/18/2025, Pablo Torres, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Holiday Fantasy, who finished third at Tampa Bay on 3/19/25.

04/18/2025, Mike Miceli, trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Dexamethasone–a controlled substance (Class C)–in a sample taken from Wildcat Annie, who won at Aqueduct on 2/15/25; and from Piston Liz Ablazen, who finished second at Aqueduct on 2/21/25.

04/17/2025, Carlos Inirio, trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Caffeine–a controlled substance (Class B)–in a sample taken from Fool for the City, who won at Mahoning Valley on 1/25/25; and from Sufferin Succotash, who finished fourth at Mahoning Valley on 1/27/25.

Violations of Crop Rule
Hawthorne
Valentin Esquivel–violation date Apr. 17; $250 fine, one-day suspension

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