Weekly National Regulatory Rulings, Aug. 7-13

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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.

Among this week's rulings, trainer Calixto Juarez has been banned a combined 36-months and fined a total $25,000 for an incident at Delaware Park June 4. The case was resolved without a hearing. The suspension began Aug. 8.

In the case resolution, Juarez was observed and recorded “giving an oral substance to the Covered Horse Seafarer at Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware, and that substance was found to be the Banned Substance Ethanol. The bottle of the Banned Substance was also located in his barn and seized on that same date.”

According to HIWU, ethanol is a depressant that comes under the licensed names “Grain Alcohol” and “Everclear.” The case resolution doesn't elaborate upon what specific bottle was seized from Juarez's barn.

According to Equibase, Juarez has been training since 2014, with 19 career victories to his name and just over $700,000 in prize money earned.

Resolved ADMC Violations
Date: 08/11/2025
Licensee: Hernan Parra, trainer
Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning Aug. 12, 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 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: 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 on 6/29/25.

Date: 08/11/2025
Licensee: Tito Feliz Moreno, 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 of HIWU.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Flunixin–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Terpeye, who finished second at Belterra Park on 6/14/25.

Date: 08/07/2025
Licensee: Howard Brown Jr., 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 Phenylbutazone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Aegean Sea, who won at Parx Racing on 6/9/25.
Date: 08/07/2025

Licensee: Calixto Juarez, trainer
Penalty: Combined 36-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning Aug. 8, 2025; 60-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on June 4, 2025; Combined fine of $25,000, admission.
Explainer: Medication violation for the possession of banned substance Ethanol, and for the attempted use of Ethanol on an event dated 6/4/25.

Pending ADMC Violations
08/13/2025, Oscar Manuel Gonzalez, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Wolverton Mountain on 7/18/25.

08/13/2025, Juan Polanco, trainer: Pending vet's list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Michi on 7/13/25.

08/12/2025, Francisco Rivera, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Triamcinolone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Pizzicato, who finished second at Gulfstream Park on 7/12/25.

08/12/2025, Michael Siculietano, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Triamcinolone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Emirates Honor, who won at Monmouth Park on 7/11/25.

08/11/2025, Michael LeCesse, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Triamcinolone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Gimmedamoney, who finished fourth at Finger Lakes on 7/14/25.

08/11/2025, Raymond Paquette, trainer: Pending vets's list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Riley's Redemption on 7/10/25.

08/11/2025, Clarence King, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Nezy's Girl on 7/6/25.

08/08/2025, Anna Meah, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Trouble Ahead on 7/9/25.

08/07/2025, Agustin Gonzalez Jr., trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Lidocaine–a Class B controlled substance–in samples taken from C V Ronin Legacy, who finished second at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 6/19/25; from Skippinjustice, who finished second at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 6/24/25; and from Money War, who finished second in the William Garrett H. at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 7/4/25.

Violations of Crop Rule
Colonial Downs
Roland Clement – violation date August 8; $250 fine, no other details

Delaware Park
Jose Gregorio Torrealba – violation date August 7; $250 fine, one-day suspension
Jose Batista – violation date Aug. 7; $500 fine, two-day suspension

Los Alamitos
Francisco Orduna – violation date Aug. 9; $250 fine, one-day suspension

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