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.
Resolved ADMC Violations
Date: 09/16/2025
Licensee: Dale Romans, 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 internal adjudication panel.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol-a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Defiant Lass, who finished second at Keeneland on 4/11/25.
Date: 09/15/2025
Licensee: Billy Miller, trainer
Penalty: No consequences, charges removed.
Explainer: HIWU alleged that he had breached rule 3510(b), “Refusal/failure to cooperate promptly and completely with HISA/HIWU under the ADMC Program Rules.”
Date: 09/12/2025
Licensee: Elias Lopez, 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 Late Blacksmith, who won at Belterra Park on 8/6/25.
Date: 09/11/2025
Licensee: Sergio Morfin, trainer
Penalty: Combined 22-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on Sept. 12, 2025; 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 combined fine of $3,500; combined imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of Methocarbamol–a Class C controlled substance–in samples taken from Lady Dosia, who finished sixth at Santa Anita on 6/12/25; and when she finished fourth at Santa Anita on 5/16/25.
Date: 09/10/2025
Licensee: Hector Palma, trainer
Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Final decision of HIWU.
Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Uncle Evco on 7/30/25.
Pending ADMC Violations
09/17/2025, Moises Yanez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene–a class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from She's Gone Rogue, who won at Colonial Downs on 8/16/25.
09/16/2025, Rasheed Pinnock, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene–a class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Catalierra on 8/17/25.
09/16/2025, Jose Roberto Gonzalez, trainer: Pending vets's list medication violations for the presence of testosterone–a banned substance–in a sample taken from Ol' McClintock on 4/22/25; and for the presence of Albuterol–a banned bronchodilator–in a sample taken from Discovery N Sight on 7/23/25.
09/15/2025, Jose Miguel Jimenez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Lidocaine–a class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Into Inspiration, who finished second at Finger Lakes on 7/28/25.
09/12/2025, Vladimir Cerin, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Betamethasone–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Saqeel on 8/13/25.
09/12/2025, Harry Lynch, trainer: Pending vets's list medication violation for the presence of Flunixin–a class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Cutlass King on 8/12/25.
09/11/2025, Eusebio Juarez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Sparteine–a banned Antiarrhythmic–in a sample taken from Desoto's War, who won at Will Rogers on 4/28/25.
Violations of Crop Rule
Aqueduct
Ruben Dario Silvera–violation date Sept. 11; $500 fine, one-day suspension
Delaware Park
Jean Briceno–violation date Sept. 11; $250 fine, one-day suspension
Julio Hernandez–violation date Sept. 11; $250 fine, one-day suspension
Cecily Evans–violation date Sept. 11; $250 fine, one-day suspension
Los Alamitos
Assael Espinoza–violation date Sept. 13; $250 fine, one-day suspension
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