Every week, the TDN publishes a roundup of key official rulings from the primary tracks within the four major racing jurisdictions of California, New York, Florida and Kentucky.
Here's a primer on how each of these jurisdictions adjudicates different offenses, what they make public (or not) and where.
With the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) having gone into effect on July 1, the TDN will also post a roundup of the relevant HISA-related rulings from the same week.
California:
Track: Los Alamitos
Date: 10/02/2022
Licensee: Juan Hernandez, jockey
Penalty: One-day suspension, $278 fine
Violation: Excessive use of the whip
Explainer: Having violated the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2280 (Use of Riding Crop) and pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties – Class 3), Jockey Juan Hernandez, who rode COUNTRY GRAMMER in the eighth race at Santa Anita Park on October 1, 2022, is suspended for one (1) day (October 9, 2022), and fined $278.00 (10% of jockey's portion of the purse) for one (1) strike over the limit. Furthermore, Jockey Juan Hernandez is assigned three (3) violation points that will be expunged on April 2, 2023, six (6) months from the date of final adjudication pursuant to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority Rule #2282 (Riding Crop Violations and Penalties. Jockey Juan Hernandez has accrued a total of six (6) points.
Florida:
The following was reported on the Association for Racing Commissioners International's recent rulings website.
Track: Gulfstream Park
Date: 10/05/2022
Licensee: Herbert Miller, trainer
Penalty: $1,000 fine
Violation: Medication violation
Explainer: STEWARD'S RULING FINAL ORDER # 2022-037344 – F.S. 550.2415 = METHOCARBAMOL. $1000 FINE IMPOSED AND DUE 10/20/22 TO GULFSTREAM PARK HORSEMENS BOOKKEEPER. LOSS OF PURSE IMPOSED ALSO. “I'LL FIGURE IT OUT”
Track: Gulfstream Park
Date: 10/05/2022
Licensee: Lis Duco, trainer
Penalty: $1,000 fine
Violation: Medication violation
Explainer: STEWARD'S RULING FINAL ORDER # 2022-037253 – F.S. 550.2415 VIOLATION = TRANEXAMIC ACID. $1000 FINE IMPOSED AND DUE 10/20/22 TO GULFSTREAM PARK HORSEMENS BOOKKEEPER. LOSS OF PURSE ALSO IMPOSED. “AMOR LEJANO”
Kentucky:
Track: Churchill Downs
Date: 10/01/2022
Licensee: Keith York, owner-trainer
Penalty: Suspended license
Violation: Disorderly conduct
Explainer: Keith York is hereby suspended for disorderly conduct and his formal rejection from Ellis Park that occurred on September 29, 2022.
Track: Churchill Downs
Date: 10/02/2022
Licensee: Sonny Leon, jockey
Penalty: 15-day suspension
Violation: Intentional attempt to interfere during racing
Explainer: After being represented at a hearing before the Board of Stewards, Sonny R Leon, who rode Rich Strike in the tenth race at Keeneland on Oct. 1, 2022, is hereby suspended 15 racing days, October 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, and October 29, 2022, for intentionally attempting to interfere with and impede the progress of a rival by repeatedly making physical contact with another rider into the stretch.
NEW HISA STEWARDS RULINGS
Note: While HISA has shared these rulings over the past week, some of them originate from prior weeks.
Violations of Crop Rule:
Albuquerque Downs
Luis Ramon Rodriguez–ruling date September 18, 2022
Alejandro Medellin–ruling date October 1, 2022
Miguel Angel Perez–ruling date October 1, 2022
Aqueduct
Manny Franco–ruling date September 29, 2022
Jose Ortiz–ruling date September 29, 2022
Jose Lezcano–ruling date September 30, 2022
Churchill Downs
Jose Riquelme–ruling date September 25, 2022
Edgar Moorales–ruling date September 25, 2022
Joseph Talamo–ruling date September 25, 2022
Joseph Rocco, Jr.–ruling date September 30, 2022
Corey Lanerie–ruling date October 2, 2022
Delaware Park
Carlos Eduardo Lopez–ruling date October 1, 2022
Prairie Meadows
Cassidy Fletcher–ruling date October 2, 2022
Remington Park
Erick Medellin–ruling date September 28, 2022
Presque Isle Downs
Helen Alice Beckman–ruling date September 28, 2022
Eduardo Rojas–ruling date September 30, 2022
Voided Claims
Churchill Downs
Violent Gigi–ruling date September 21, 2022
Beverly's Charge–ruling date September 21, 2022
Mine Own Star–ruling date September 25, 2022
Indimaaj–ruling date September 25, 2022
Supremacy – ruling date September 28, 2022
Horseshoe Indianapolis
Rio Lady–ruling date September 27, 2022
Violations Involving Forfeiture of Purse
Albuquerque Downs
Luis Ramon Rodriquez–$500 fine; 3-day suspension; 5 points; 7-day additional suspension due to accumulation of 11 HISA points
Appeal Request Updates
Albuquerque Downs
Luis Ramon Rodriquez
Crop rule violation
Ruling date September 18, 2022
Appeal filed September 28, 2022
Stay denied
Oscar Ceballos (rider of horse owned by Joseph Peacock, Jr.)
Crop rule violation
Ruling date September 25, 2022
Appeal filed October 3, 2022
Stay granted
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