Weekly National Rulings Include Additional 4-Year Ban For Ramos

[Wandering Eyes]

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 Francisco Ramos has been banned 4-years and fined $50,000 for the possession of Diisopropylamine and Clenbuterol, both banned substances. Despite repeated attempts to contact him as the case was processed, Ramos “has never responded to HIWU concerning this Charge or his election with respect to it,” according to HIWU's final written ruling.

Back May 7 last year, investigators searched Ramos's vehicle and barn at Belterra Park. In his vehicle, they allegedly found a non-FDA approved foreign pharmacological substance that was later found to contain Diisopropylamine.

Investigators also allegedly found a “clear jug of red liquid sealed with green tape, which contained Clenbuterol” in the driver's side near door, according to the ruling. With later analysis, the Clenbuterol was found to contain a “super-potent concentration of compounded Clenbuterol, far exceeding the concentration level in the FDA-approved brand Ventipulmin,” the ruling states.

Diisopropylamine is a vasodilator, which is a substance that dilates the vessels to allow blood to flow more freely through them. Diisopropylamine is also found in several everyday items like tobacco and beauty products, and hand sanitizer.

Clenbuterol is a well-known bronchodilator that is banned for use under HISA except under very specific circumstances.

Ramos's suspension begins May 30, 2036. The trainer is currently serving a 12-year suspension for six out-of-competition or post-race medication violations for Clenbuterol. When that 12-year ban is complete, the latest four-year suspension begins.

Resolved ADMC Violations
Dates: 11/03/25 and 11/04/2025
Licensee: Patrick Reynolds, Amira Chichakly and Rodolfo Rodriguez.
Penalty: Written reprimands. Admission.
Explainer: For breach of rule 3510(d), the “Refusal or failure without compelling justification to comply with any other provision of the Protocol (where such refusal or failure does not constitute an Anti-Doping Rule Violation)” for events dated 3/8/24, 3/7/24 and 3/1/24 respectively.
According to a HIWU spokesperson, more detailed explainers about the specifics of this particular rule breach will be made public on its site by next Monday at the latest.

Date: 11/03/2025
Licensee: Adam Rice, 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 Dantrolene–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Little Lamb Chop, who finished third at Presque Isle Downs on 9/1/25.

Date: 10/30/2025
Licensee: Francisco Ramos, trainer
Penalty: 4-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on May 30, 2036; a fine of $50,000. Final decision of HIWU.
Explainer: Violation for the possession of Diisopropylamine and Clenbuterol–both banned substances–on an event dated 5/7/24.

Date: 10/28/2025
Licensee: Andrew Tumblin, 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 Methocarbamol–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Vanadium, who won at Thistledown on 9/1/25.

Pending ADMC Violations
11/05/2025, Marvin Richards, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Awesome Prince on 10/10/25.

11/03/2025, Elizabeth McCue, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Betamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Prince Khozan on 9/30/25.

11/03/2025, Craig Lewis, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Kikuride, who won at Del Mar on 8/31/25.

10/31/2025, William Blair, trainer: Pending medication violations for the presence of Dexamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in samples taken from Ce La Vi Charli, who finished second at Churchill Downs on 9/19/25; and from Lunar Module, who finished third at Churchill Downs on 9/21/25.

10/31/2025, William Blair, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Ce La Vi Charli, who finished second at Churchill Downs on 9/19/25.

10/30/2025, Sarah Davidson, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Midnight Lady on 9/30/25.

10/30/2025, Gary Greiner, trainer: Pending violation for the possession of Piper Methysticum (Kava)–a banned anti-anxiety and anti-inflammatory drug–on an event dated 6/10/25.

Violations of Crop Rule
Churchill Downs
Emmanuel Esquivel–violation date Oct. 31; $250 fine, one-day suspension
Andres Calleja–violation date Oct. 30; $500 fine, one-day suspension

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