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 Jose R. Gonzalez, Sr. has been suspended 18 months and fined $12,500 as a result of his trainee Discovery N Sight testing positive for the banned bronchodilator Albuterol from an out-of-competition hair sample collected on July 23. His suspension began on January 3.
Other than that the hair sample was collected from Discovery N Sight at Albuquerque Downs at Albuquerque, New Mexico, the case resolution contains few other details.
Though classed a banned substance, Albuterol is permitted only if given as an inhaled bronchodilator, and only if prescribed by a licensed veterinarian in the context of a valid veterinarian-patient-client relationship, according to HISA rules.
As per Equibase, Gonzalez, Sr. has been training since 2007. He has 45 wins to his name from 401 starts.
This Weekly Rulings has been edited. It originally incorrectly suggested that Jose R. Gonzalez, Jr. was the trainer in question.
Resolved ADMC Violations
Dates: 01/06/2026
Licensee: Blaine Wright, trainer
Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on January 7, 2026; Disqualification of Covered Horses' 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 2 Penalty Points. The following cases treated as one violation. Admission.
Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of Cannabidiol (CBD)–a class B controlled substance–in samples taken from Mr. Executive, who won at Emerald Downs on 8/16/25; from Si That Tiger, who finished second in the Muckleshoot Derby Presented by 1/ST Bet Stakes at Emerald Downs on 8/17/25; and from Clovisconnection, who finished second in the Longacres Mile S. Presented by 1/ST Bet Stakes at Emerald Downs on 8/17/25.
Dates: 01/05/2026
Licensee: Hugo Andrade, 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 Dexamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Outkissed, who finished sixth at Mahoning Valley on 11/11/25.
Dates: 01/05/2026
Licensee: Vladimir Ceron, 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 Betamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Doncic, who won at Santa Anita on 10/3/25.
Dates: 01/02/2026
Licensee: George Lopez, trainer
Penalty: A written Reprimand (per 9/26/23 HISA Guidance); a fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole and Methocarbamol–both class C controlled substances–in a sample taken from Tiz Lissett on 11/26/25.
Dates: 01/02/2026
Licensee: Kieron Magee, trainer
Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on January 3, 2026; 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 2 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Neolithica, who won at Laurel Park on 10/11/25.
Dates: 01/02/2026
Licensee: Randy Lee Morse, 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 Methocarbamol–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Allequin Summer, who finished sixth at Keeneland on 10/15/25.
Dates: 01/02/2026
Licensee: Jose Roberto Gonzalez, Sr., trainer
Penalty: 18-month period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on January 3, 2026; 60-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Horse, beginning on July 23, 2025; a fine of $12,500. Admission.
Explainer: Vets' list medication violations for the presence of Albuterol–a banned bronchodilator–in a sample taken from Discovery N Sight on 7/23/25.
Pending ADMC Violations
01/06/2026, Matthew P. Sims, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Le Bien Le Mal, who finished fifth at Turfway Park on 12/4/25.
01/06/2026, Steve Davis, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Flunixin–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Diamonds R Lucky on 12/2/25.
01/05/2026, Anna Decker, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methamphetamine–a banned substance–in a sample taken from Long Shorts, who finished seventh at Mahoning Valley on 11/10/25.
01/02/2026, Louis Linder, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Gabapentin and Tramadol–both class B controlled substances–in a sample taken from Yorkville, who finished third at Penn National on 11/19/25.
01/02/2026, Charles Frock, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Gabapentin–a class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Bond's Belle, who finished second at Laurel Park on 11/16/25.
Violations of Crop Rule
Turf Paradise
Blake Nunnally– violation date January 1; $250 fine, one-day suspension
Oaklawn Park
Johan Roberto Rosado–violation date January 1; $250 fine, no other information
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