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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots canceled racing March 15, citing high winds and corresponding electrical issues in the area. Racing is scheduled to resume Sunday, March 16, at 12:45 p.m. CT.

Both New York State legislative houses have accepted a plan by Gov. Kathy Hochul to provide funding for a new advanced equine imaging screening program at the Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists Hospital adjacent to Belmont Park.

Even with tariffs on pause, the uncertainty is changing breeding and sales plans.

Facing just two rivals March 14 in a field decimated by eight scratches in the $100,000 Boston Handicap at Colonial Downs, grade 1 winner Book'em Danno emerged triumphant in his 2025 comeback, scoring in near-track record time.

It has been 20 years since the formation of UK's Equine Initiative, now UK Ag Equine Programs, an effort to serve the horse and the industry that supports the horse.

This year's NTRA National Horseplayers Championship, which kicks off Friday, March 14 at Horseshoe Las Vegas, will have a record 800 entries and record cash and prizes totaling $4,878,415, including more than $3 million in cash prizes.

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority is pleased to announce the reappointment of Jeff Novitzky, Senior Vice President, Anti-Doping Compliance for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, to its Anti-Doping and Medication Control Committee.

The Road, presented by Gainesway and Darby Dan Farm

The OBS March 2-Year-Olds in Training Sale finished strong with a gross of $65,815,500 from 432 horses sold, just slightly above last year's $65,239,100. The average also increased to $152,351, from $143,698 in 2024.

Eddie Woods has been a well-known fixture at the 2-year-old sales for more than 30 years, providing the early training for multiple graded stakes winners including Big Brown, Lady Eli, and Midnight Lute.

Highlights from the OBS March Sale

Multiple grade 1-winning trainer Mark Glatt is prepared to fight the results of a positive drug test that was posted March 13 on the Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit website.

A snafu that track operator Churchill Downs Inc. attributed to needing required wagering consents led to no wagering payouts and betting refunds being issued for the first race March 13 at Colonial Downs. The race was run for purse money only.

The Chris Waller-trained Lady Shenandoah will renew her rivalry with last year's Golden Slipper (G1) winner Lady Of Camelot when she lines up March 15 in the Coolmore Classic (G1) at Rosehill Gardens.

The catalog for the Arqana Breeze Up Sale, which will take place from May 8-10 at Deauville, has been published online. It offers a selection of 192 well-bred 2-year-olds, including 52 lots by some of the world's best stallions.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 122 entries for its March Digital Sale which will close March 18, beginning at 2 p.m. ET. The catalog offers horses of racing age, breeding stock, 2-year-olds in training, yearlings, and a no-guarantee season to Nyquist.

Hip 636, a daughter of Quality Road bred by 3C Stables, sold for $1.05 million Thursday at OBS March. OBS Sales Photo.

Seven juveniles sold for $1 million or more during the three-day Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co.’s March sale of 2-year-olds in training this week, including a New York-bred daughter of Quality Road that commanded a final bid of $1.05 million during Thursday’s final session.

AMO Racing USA LLC landed the filly, who finished as the sale’s top-priced New York-bred and third most expensive filly overall. Ben McElroy signed the ticket on behalf of AMO Racing for Hip 636, who is out of the multiple stakes winner and Grade 1-placed Congrats mare Toasting.

“AMO is looking for high-end fillies that can go two turns on the dirt … and this filly fit the mold,” McElroy said. “She breezed very well, she’s by a top sire of fillies. She’s been on our hit list right from the get-go. We’ll take her back, assess her and make a decision on a trainer. She’s not a filly that is going to be running super early, so we have time.”

Consigned by Ciaran Dunne’s Wavertree Stables Inc., the filly breezed an eighth in :9.4 during presale workouts.

Bred by 3C Stables LLC, the filly originally sold for $350,000 at last year’s Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred yearling sale. She’s the fifth foal out of Toasting and a half-sister to four-time winner Robber Baron and 2025 winner Concorde Spirit.

The sale of the Quality Road filly sparked a strong final session for New York-breds. OBS reported sales on 21 of the 25 through the ring for a total of $2,986,000, an average price of $142,190 and median of $65,000.

Overall, 52 of the 63 New York-breds offered sold for $5,651,000, an average price of $108,673 and median of $52,500.

Hip 584, a daughter of Honest Mischief bred by Sequel Stallions New York, landed the top price for a juvenile by a New York-based sire on a bid of $425,000 from Joseph DiRoco Thursday. Photo courtesy of Sequel Bloodstock.

The final session also saw the sale’s top-priced juvenile by a New York-based sire in Hip 584, a daughter of Honest Mischief purchased by Joseph DiRico for $425,000.

Bred by Sequel Stallions New York LLC and consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, the filly out of the winning Street Boss mare Sugar Boss breezed in :9.4 during presale workouts. She’s a half-sister to four winners, including stakes-placed El Hefe, $119,551-earner Sweet Sugar Baby and $74,450-earner Stolen Future.

Honest Mischief, a stakes-winning 9-year-old son of Into Mischief, stands for $7,500 at Sequel Stallions New York in Hudson. He topped last year’s New York freshman and juvenile sire lists.

Hip 596, a son of Cairo Prince and half-brother to last Saturday’s Gander Stakes winner Soontobeking, landed the session’s top price for a New York-bred colt at $250,000 from Jeff Bloom, agent for BBSP Trust. Consigned by Steven Venosa’s S G V Thoroughbreds, agent, the colt out of the winning Freud mare Swayed breezed an eighth in :10 during presale workouts.

Bred by Our Blue Streaks Stable and S G V Thoroughbreds – who also bred and race Soontobeking – the colt is the second foal out of Swayed. Soontobeking improved to 3-2-4 with $323,428 from 11 starts in the Gander.

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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.

Resolved ADMC Violations

Date: 03/11/2025

Licensee: Danny Morales, trainer

Penalty: 5-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on March 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 fine of $500; imposition of 2 Penalty Points. Admission.

Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Caffeine–Controlled Medication (Class B)—in a sample taken from First Again, who finished second in the New Mexico Classic Distaff Stakes at Zia Park on 11/25/24.

Date: 03/10/2025

Licensee: Michael Trombetta, 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 Dexamethasone–Controlled Medication (Class C)—in a sample taken from Sail Theseven Seas, who according to Equibase was euthanized after pulling up in the Sweetest Chant S. at Gulfstream Park on 2/1/25.

Date: 03/05/2025

Licensee: Phil D'Amato, 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 written Reprimand (per 9/26/23 HISA Guidance). Admission.

Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Ms. Brightside, who won at Santa Anita on 1/1/25.

Pending ADMC Violations

03/12/2025, Brad Cox, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Vivir Con Alegria on 2/13/25.

03/12/2025, Aaron Shorter, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Smooth Marriage on 2/13/25.

03/12/2025, Javier Morzan, trainer: Pending medication violations for an intra-articular injection within seven (7) days of a timed and reported workout on Kestenna on 1/23/24; pending medication violation for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on Get a Grip Marilyn on 1/29/24 and 3/22/24; and Kestenna on 2/23/24.

03/11/2025, Brian Lynch, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Mo Moe Mow on 2/8/25.

03/11/2025, Curt Ferguson, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Star Entry, who won at Turf Paradise on 1/25/25.

03/11/2025, John Toscano, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of DMSO–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Mr. Mendelssohn, who finished second at Turf Paradise on 1/25/25.

03/11/2025, Naoise Agnew, trainer: Pending medication violation for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on I don't See Colors on 6/7/23 and 7/12/23; Northern Spy on 6/7/23; and Justice or Appeal on 8/2/23.

03/10/2025, Charles Essex, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–Controlled Medication (Class B)–in a sample taken from Willing to Burn, who won at Turf Paradise on 1/30/25.

03/10/2025, Michael Maker, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Diflunisal–a banned substance–in a sample taken from Intermittent Fast, who won at Churchill Downs on 11/29/24.

03/10/2025, Paulina Sinnefia, trainer: Pending medication violation for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on Fast Freeze Kaz on 9/20/23.

03/10/2025, Dimitrios K. Synnefias, trainer: Pending medication violations for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on Kaz Munnings on 7/6/23; Athena Beach 4/18/24; and El Policia 6/25/24.

03/10/2025, Bonnie Lucas, trainer: Pending medication violations for an intra-articular injection within seven (7) days of a timed and reported workout on Jill's a Hot Mess on 6/14/23; Summer Ash 6/15/23; Triple A Plus 9/4/23; Rainbow Trout 9/19/23; Blind Sight on 11/3/23; and Juggler 12/6/23.

03/07/2025, Jose Aguila, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–Controlled Medication (Class C)–in a sample taken from Sawyer's Speed on 2/9/25.

03/07/2025, Carlos Rondon-Mora, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Tramadol–Controlled Medication (Class B)–in a sample taken from Marvelous Lady, who won at Tampa Bay on 12/6/24.

03/07/2025, David Geist, trainer: Pending medication violations for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on Diggers Diamond on 11/2/23; Harvey Specter on 3/1/24, 5/10/24, and 6/27/24; and Romantic Gamble on 6/27/24.

03/07/2025, Jose Salinas, trainer: Pending medication violations for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on Zoomster on 6/9/23.

03/06/2025, Fernando Ferreira, trainer: Pending medication violations for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on Nice Weather on 10/25/23; on Dance a Little Jig on 10/26/23; and Spikes Shirl on 11/3/23.

03/06/2025, Marlin (Joe) Miller, trainer: Pending medication violations for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on Highway Queen on 6/16/23, 7/13/23, 8/16/23, 12/28/23, 1/12/24, 2/23/24, and 3/1/24.

03/06/2025, Erin Carpio, trainer: Pending medication violations for an Intra-Articular Injection Within Fourteen (14) days of a Post-Time on Shoyyookh on 6/28/23; Sir Steele on 7/19/23; Bejuco on 11/22/23, 1/10/24; and Nazareno on 6/26/24.

Violations of Crop Rule

Mahoning Valley

David Haldar–violation date March 6; $250 fine, one-day suspension

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The Mark Glatt runner Vanzzy (Verrazano) tested positive for Metformin and Gabapentin after finishing second in a Dec. 6, 2024 $16,000 claiming race at Los Alamitos, according to a ruling posted on the Horse Racing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) website.

This is the first Metformin case HIWU has had since July 2024.

Glatt has denied any wrongdoing, but his lawyer, Drew Mollica, said that an internal investigation had identified a barn employee who is taking both medications.

“We have not yet been served the charges, but this is another classic case of Metformin in the environment triggering a positive for alleged picograms of a substance in a horse,” said Mollica, when asked about the case. “One–Mark Glatt denies any wrongdoing, and is willing to litigate this in the unlikely event that we cannot come to a resolution with HIWU,” he said. “Two–our internal investigation has identified a potential source. And three–the entire industry knows that this is environmental contamination, at the same time, the testing procedure in this matter was so fatally flawed that there should be no charges at all.”

The potential consequences of a positive test for the banned substances include a two-year suspension and a fine of up to $25,000, but while some cases have been resolved with no sanctions to the trainer, none were due to the potential for contamination.

“As part of our notification process, Mr. Glatt and his counsel were notified of this potential violation in January, and the B sample confirmation was sent to him yesterday, followed by the official charge today,” said HIWU's Alexa Ravit Thursday evening. “As with all pending Metformin cases, Mr. Glatt's case will be stayed following HISA's announcement in June that the RMTC Scientific Advisory Committee is conducting a review of Metformin, which is ongoing. Following that review, HISA will determine whether any rule changes regarding Metformin should be submitted to the FTC. In the current rules, a positive test for Metformin is subject to a period of Ineligibility of two years, a fine of up to $25,000, and a disqualification of race results, but those penalties can be adjusted by establishing No Fault or No Significant Fault.”

Ravit continued: “There have been four resolved Metformin cases that have resulted in no sanctions for the trainer. This was due to either 1) insufficient volume for B Sample analysis, 2) withdrawal in response to laboratory harmonization, or 3) the death of the Responsible Person. None of the resolved cases have resulted in no sanctions due to 'the potential for contamination.'”

“Metformin is one of the most prescribed medications in America,” said Mollica, “and the alleged source in this case was also prescribed Gabapentin. It is not atypical for Metformin recipients to also be prescribed Gabapentin; in fact, they are prescribed jointly on a regular basis. This is another example of the realities of life crossing into the microscopic testing of horse racing.”

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Following the fireworks that ensued with the sale of a record-setting $3-million Gun Runner colt earlier in OBS's Thursday's session, a pair of juveniles surpassed the $1 million in quick succession. Hip 721, a filly by Maxfield brought a final bid of $1.25 million from Marquee Bloodstock, while only a few hips later, a colt by Nyquist drew $1 million from Shannon Potter, bidding on behalf of Epic Horses.

Out of All in With Aces (Quiet American), the half-sister to GISW Hard Aces was consigned by de Meric Sales. She was purchased for $165,000 at Keeneland November in 2023.

The latter, himself a half-sibling to MSW Street Lute, was offered by Scanlon Training and Sales, who secured the colt for $150,000 at Fasig-Tipton last October.

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