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: Santa Anita
Date: 10/15/2022
Licensee: Kent Desormeaux, jockey
Penalty: Three-day suspension
Violation: Careless riding
Explainer: Having received notice of a Proposed Decision adopted by the California Horse Racing Board that the appeal of DMTD Ruling #11 (July 24, 2021) has been overruled, the original ruling is reinstated. Jockey Kent Desormeaux is suspended for 3 racing days (October 21, 22 and 23, 2022). Pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1766 (Designated Races), the term of suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races.
Track: Santa Anita
Date: 10/15/2022
Licensee: Kent Desormeaux, jockey
Penalty: Five-day suspension
Violation: Careless riding
Explainer: Having received notice of a Proposed Decision adopted by the California Horse Racing Board that the appeal of DMTD Ruling #56 (August 21, 2021) has been overruled, the original ruling is reinstated. Jockey Kent Desormeaux is suspended for FIVE (5) racing days (October 28, 29, 30, November 4, and 5, 2022). Pursuant to California Horse Racing Board rule #1766 (Designated Races), the term of suspension shall not prohibit participation in designated races.
Track: Santa Anita
Date: 10/16/2022
Licensee: Ash Morgan, jockey
Penalty: One-day suspension, $250 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 Ash Morgan, who rode LOUD LOUD MUSIC in the eighth race at Santa Anita Park on October 15, 2022, is suspended for one (1) day (October 23, 2022), and fined $250.00 for one (1) strike over the limit.
Furthermore, Jockey Ash Morgan is assigned three (3) violation points that will be expunged on April 16, 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 Ash Morgan has accrued a total of nine (3) points.
Track: Santa Anita
Date: 10/16/2022
Licensee: Aaron Kroul, owner
Penalty: Suspended license
Violation: Failure to appear before stewards
Explainer: Owner Aaron Kroul, having failed to respond to written notice to appear before the Board of Stewards at Santa Anita Park on October 16, 2022, is suspended for violation of California Horse Racing Board rule #1547 (Failure to Appear) pending an appearance at a hearing before the Board of Stewards to answer to charges alleging violation of CHRB rule #1876 (Financial Responsibility- Southern California Equine Foundation $900.00). Suspension to commence on October 23, 2022.
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
Aqueduct
Feargal Lynch – ruling date October 12, 2022
Kendrick Carmouche – ruling date October 14, 2022
Amin Castillo – ruling date October 14, 2022
Richard Mitchell – ruling date October 14, 2022
Belterra Park
Gregory Romero – ruling date October 12, 2022
Delaware Park
Jhonatan Mendoza – ruling date October 15, 2022
Gulfstream Park
Victor Fernandez – ruling date October 12, 2022
Hawthorne
Constantino Roman – ruling date October 15, 2022
Javier Tavares – ruling date October 15, 2022
Horseshoe Indianapolis
Marion F. Gorham – ruling date October 11, 2022
Laurel Park
Denis Araujo – ruling date October 8, 2022
Sheldon Russell – ruling date October 8, 2022
Parx Racing
Anthony Nunez – ruling date October 12, 2022
Pimlico Race Course
Carlos Eduardo Lopez – ruling date September 30, 2022
David Howard – ruling date September 30, 2022*
Joshua Vance – ruling date September 30, 2022*
Horacio Karamanos – ruling date October 2, 2022
Presque Isle Downs
Gaddiel Martinez – ruling date October 12, 2022
Thistledown
Malcom Franklin – ruling date October 12, 2022
Voided Claims
Delaware Park
Attuck – ruling date October 13, 2022
Thistledown
Armada – ruling date October 4, 2022
Amigo's Affair – ruling date October 10, 2022
Parx Racing
Another Flirt – ruling date October 10, 2022
Classified Info – ruling date October 11, 2022
Midnightcharly – ruling date October 11, 2022
Penn National
Last Investment – ruling date October 12, 2022
Violations Involving Forfeiture of Purse
Aqueduct
Richard Mitchell – violation of crop rule; ruling date October 14, 2022; ten strikes; $500 fine; 3-day suspension; 5 points; disqualification; purse redistribution
Horseshoe Indianapolis
Marion F. Gorham – purse redistribution – owner of horse ridden by Edgar Perez (ruling on 10/7/2022)
Pimlico Race Course
David Howard – purse redistribution – trainer of horse ridden by Carlos Eduardo Lopez on 9/25/2022
Joshua Vance – purse redistribution – owner of horse ridden by Carlos Eduardo Lopez on 9/25/2022
Appeal Request Updates
Mountaineer Park
Gerald A. Erfle
Crop rule violation
Owner of horse ridden by Marco Ccamaque
Ruling date October 7, 2022; violation date October 3, 2022
Appeal filed October 13, 2022
No stay requested
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