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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 Jose Roberto Gonzalez, Sr. has been suspended a combined 36 months and fined $25,000 for two out-of-competition positive tests collected from Ol' McClintock, according to the case resolution. Of the samples collected from the Gonzalez, Sr. trainee at Alburquerque Downs...

Last week's Five Fleet Fillies all came out of two back-to-back races on Gulfstream's Pegasus World Cup card. 5. MOVIN' ON UP, GP, 1/24-10th, 1 1/16 miles BEYER SPEED FIGURE-92 (3rd) (m, 5, by Accelerate-Stifle Yourself, by Cairo Prince) O-Ken Ramsey. B-Estate of Harvey Clarke (Ky). T-Saffie Joseph Jr. J-Edgard Zayas. For the second consecutive race, she appeared poised to win in the GII Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf only to be run down late--and Crevalle d'Oro (below) was involved both times. Except for a couple of subpar...

Ocala Breeders' Sales Company has partnered with Carlos Morales of Agentes 305 to provide Spanish-language coverage on site for the upcoming October Yearling Sale taking place Oct. 7-8, the auction company said via a release on Wednesday. Founded by Morales in 2019, Agentes 305 provides bilingual coverage of Thoroughbred racing's top events through video interviews with owners, trainers, jockeys and backstretch workers. "As the second largest segment of the United States population, the impact of the Spanish-language community cannot be overstated," said OBS Director of Sales Tod Wojciechowski. "Our partnership...

NEW KENT, VA-Is it too soon to call 2025 the year of Junior Alvarado? The Venezuelan jockey continued to ride a tsunami of success right into southeast Virginia Saturday, piloting Fort Washington (War Front) to victory in the GI Arlington Million at Colonial Downs. The "other" Claude McGaughey runner, dispatched at odds of 5-1 compared to favored stablemate Integration (Quality Road), has enjoyed a similar run of success once Alvarado climbed aboard earlier this year. After running fifth beaten 2 1/4 lengths to kick off 2025 in the GI Pegasus...

Sunday Racing's Luftstrom (Jpn) (Kinshasa no Kiseki {Aus}) maintained his unbeaten record with a half-length win in the 1600-metre G2 New Zealand Trophy at Nakayama on Saturday. Second choice in the wagering at 7-2, the colt raced near the tail of the field one off the fence for the first half-mile. Unleashing a sizzling burst once spun to the outside of all but Win Greatest (Jpn) (Epiphaneia {Jpn}) nearing the final bend, he appeared to clip heels and was steadied. Balanced up by Shu Ishibashi, he regained his momentum and...

G1SW Silverwave (Fr) (Silver Frost {Ire}-Miss Bio {Fr}, by River Mist), who won the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in 2016, will stand at Haras de la Croix-Sonnet for €2,500 in his first season, Jour de Galop reported. Also a winner of the G2 Prix Foy, G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly and G3 Prix la Force, the half-brother to French highweight and Group 1 winner Stormy River (Fr) (Verglas {Ire}) placed in four other Group 1s and retired with a mark of 34-10-4-4 and $966,364 in earnings. Raced in the...