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Repole Stable and Grandview went to $1.4 million to secure Hip 150, a son of Not This Time out of the Ghostzapper mare Mariah's Princess during the final session of Fasig-Tipton's The Saratoga Sale Aug. 5.

On Aug. 9 at Colonial Downs, Duvet Day will race a little further—but not quite as far as she did during her younger days—when she steps up in class to compete in the $500,000 Beverly D. Stakes (G2T) over 1 3/16 miles.

The third race off the layoff angle worked out nicely for Deep Satin in her last start. Now the 4-year-old American Pharoah filly will receive a "litmus test" that should determine the rest of her campaign.

Maiden Watch: Week of July 28-Aug. 3

Florida-bred Thoroughbreds have won 15 graded stakes in 2025, exceeding last year's yearly total of 13, according to an Aug. 5 release from the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association.

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 Daniel Harvey was suspended five days and fined $500 for a caffeine overage determined to have come from contaminated feed supplements.

The Harvey-trained Leopardi, who finished second at Tampa Bay on April 16, subsequently tested positive for caffeine, a Class B controlled substance.

According to the case resolution, numerous supplements the trainer had given his horse were sent to the University of California at Davis for analysis. Caffeine was detected in two of the supplements, despite not being listed on the label of “any of the supplements collected by HIWU.”

The case resolution goes on to say that Harvey was given until Aug. 1 to either accept the charges or request a hearing before the Internal Adjudication Panel. On July 31, Harvey “submitted his signed Admission of Equine Controlled Medication Violation and Acceptance of Consequences to HIWU.”

The case resolution lists several rules under which Harvey could have been issued lesser consequences than a suspension and fine, including a reprimand.

Despite finding that Harvey was guilty of “No Significant Fault or Negligence,” HIWU decided the five-day suspension–which began Aug. 2–and the $500 fine were the “appropriate” consequences in this case.

“While there is no evidence that Mr. Harvey had reason to know or suspect that the supplement products at issue contained Caffeine, the fact that two products contained Caffeine results in the conclusion that Mr. Harvey did not act in a manner that illustrates a level of care that would result in further reduced Consequences such as only a written Reprimand and no fine,” the case resolution states.

Resolved ADMC Violations
Date: 08/06/2025
Licensee: Kieron Magee, trainer
Penalty: A written Reprimand (per 9/26/23 HISA Guidance). Final decision of HIWU.
Explainer: Vet's list medication violation for the presence of Omeprazole (Gastrogard)–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Love to Eat on 6/17/25.

Date: 08/05/2025
Licensee: Ralph D'Alessandro, trainer
Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on Aug. 6, 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 $1,000; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. The following treated as one violation. Admission.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Methocarbamol–a Class C controlled substance–in samples taken from Signifying Nothing, who won at Finger Lakes on 6/17/25; and after she finished second at Finger Lakes on 7/1/25

Date: 08/01/2025
Licensee: Daniel Steve Harvey, trainer
Penalty: 5-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on Aug. 2, 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. Resolved by HIWU without a hearing.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Caffeine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Leopardi, who finished second at Tampa Bay on 4/16/25.

Date: 08/01/2025
Licensee: Gene Jacquot, trainer
Penalty: A fine of $500; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Dantrolene–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Annie One Sock on 6/23/25.

Date: 07/31/2025
Licensee: William Martin, trainer
Penalty: 15-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning Aug. 1, 2025, with partial credit given for the period of Ineligibility served in connection with the 07/03/23 violation involving Covered Horse Wild Irish; 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 $2,500; imposition of 3 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: Violation of Rule 3313, concerning the “Use of a controlled medication method during the race period.” More specifically, violation of Rule 4221, concerning the “alkalinization or use/administration of an alkalinizing agent (TCO2).”

According to the case resolution with no hearing, the blood sample collected from Martin-trainee Pittsburgh prior to winning at Oaklawn Park on 2/28/25 had excess TCO2 levels. High total carbon dioxide (TCO2) levels could be an indication of bicarbonate loading–otherwise known as milkshaking–which can neutralize the buildup of lactic acid in muscles, thereby helping the horse's performance.

Date: 07/30/2025
Licensee: Patrick Ashton, trainer
Penalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning July 31, 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 $1,000; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points. Admission.
Explainer: Medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Max Forward Speed, who won at Parx Racing on 6/7/25.

Pending ADMC Violations
08/04/2025, Jesus Esquival, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Methamphetamine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Sis Boom Bob, who finished second at Belterra Park on 5/30/25.

08/05/2025, Angel Sanchez-Pinero, trainer: Pending out-of-competition medication violations for the presence of Clenbuterol–a banned substance permitted for use in specific circumstances–in a sample taken from Miss Hard to Get on 4/24/25; and for the presence of bronchodilator Albuterol–a banned substance–in a sample taken from Surprise Boss to Get on 4/24/25

08/04/2025, Jorge Delgado, trainer: Pending vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine–a Class B controlled substance–in a sample taken from Spider Belle on 6/8/25.

07/31/2025, Howard R. Brown Jr., trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone–a Class C controlled substance–in a sample taken from Aegean Sea, who won at Parx Racing on 6/9/25.

Violations of Crop Rule
Fanduel Sportsbook and Horse Racing
Javier Tavares–violation date July 31; $250 fine, one-day suspension.

Prairie Meadows
Jon Glenn Arnett–violation date August 6; Prohibited device or item, no other details yet available.

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The Christophe Clement stable was among the top barns in New York for over 30 years. Everything changed when Clement died of a rare form of cancer May 25. It was a tough time for his son, Miguel, who took over as the head trainer for the stable. But he has done a remarkable job as the Clement stable has not missed a beat. As of Aug. 6, Miguel Clement's record is 26-for-115 and he has won eight stakes races, four of them graded, two of them Grade I's.

To talk about his success, his plans for the future and much more, Clement was this week's Gainesway Guest of the Week on the TDN Writers' Room Podcast presented by Keeneland.

The star of the stable has been Deterministic (Liam's Map), who has won the GI Manhattan Stakes and the GI Fourstardave Stakes. The Manhattan win came just 14 days after his father passed away.

“Winning the Manhattan was overwhelming, to say the least,” Clement said. “I started the week as a winless trainer and ended the week as a Grade I-winning trainer. There was a lot going on that week. Winning that race was great, very rewarding. It was very meaningful for many, many, many reasons, and it was a big welcome distraction for both the stable and my family. I was very grateful for that.”

Was there a lot of pressure on him to start winning right away?

“The pressure was unbearable sometimes, but it's okay,” he said.  “You just have to deliver and winning takes care of a lot of things. Unfortunately, especially in our industry, you could be doing a great job and your horses could be running well and you've been placing your horses in the right spots and doing a great job looking after them. But in this industry, we're very much judged by the final result, so there is an added emphasis on winning.”

Christophe Clement's specialty was the turf. For the most part, the barn is still grass oriented, but Clement said he would like to get more dirt horses.

“I would love to have more dirt horses in the barn,” he said. “So, if anyone's watching and they have good dirt horses, we will always have a stall for them. Truthfully, it's a bit tough to say that. The truth is, when my dad first came over from Europe, the overwhelming majority of the stable was from European ownership and a clientele. So in that regard, you can understand how he started off with mostly grass horses.”

In our “Fastest Horse of the Week,” segment which is sponsored by WinStar, the team went over the many reasons there are breed to Win Star stallion Life Is Good. The fastest horse of the week was Seismic Beauty (Uncle Mo), who got a 110 Beyer in her win in the GI Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at Del Mar.

Elsewhere on the podcast, which is also sponsored by 1/st Racing, the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders' Association, West Point Thoroughbreds, the KTOB and XBTV.com, the team of Zoe Cadman, Bill Finley and Randy Moss reviewed the Whitney Stakes and the other Grade I races on the Saturday card at Saratoga.

The controversial disqualification of Zulu Kingdom (Ire) (Ten Sovereigns {Ire}) in the GII Hall of Fame Stakes was a topic of discussion, and the trio previewed the big card Saturday at Colonial Downs, which is topped by the GI Arlington Million Stakes.

To watch the Writers' Room, click here. To view the show as a podcast, click here.

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By Alec DiConza

Four New York-breds sold during the second session of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga sale of selected yearlings, headlined by the $400,000 purchase of Hip 167. A chestnut son of Charlatan, Hip 167 was consigned by Archie St. George’s St. George Sales and sold to Pete Bradley’s Bradley Thoroughbreds, agent for Rodeo Creek Racing.

“He was an absolute athlete, he exuded class and he was in my price range,” Bradley said. “Well balanced, had a hip on him like a washer woman and was a physical specimen.”

Out of the More Than Ready mare More Than Speed, Hip 167 is a half-brother to Baby Yoda, the winner of last year’s Grade 2 True North at Saratoga Race Course. Hip 167 was bred by Town & Country Farms and was born at Mahoney Eden Manor in Saratoga Springs.

St. George was pleased with the interest shown in Hip 167.

“It was a very good sale,” St. George said. “He was very popular. First of all, I’d like to thank the buyers, Pete Bradley and Devon Bradley. I wish them the best of luck. He’s a very nice horse. The main thing now is he goes and runs for the buyers.”

Charlatan is a freshman sire this year and has produced two winners. Bradley is excited about purchasing a New York-bred by the young stallion.

“His first crop as 2-year-olds, he’s had a couple of nice winners, but I think he’s one of those horses that people are a little iffy to buy at this point. I think that could change in two or three winners, it usually does,” Bradley said. “He’s a lovely horse. The New York-bred program, the way it’s shaping up right now, has some of the best money in the United States. You’ve got to be looking at those kinds of horses.”

In total, eight New York-breds sold during the two-day sale, up from five in 2024.

Hip 152, a chestnut daughter of Jackie’s Warrior, sold to Amerman Racing through agent Bob Feld for $350,000.

“She was very correct and I liked everything about her,” Feld said. “It’s always a gamble on first-year sires. I’ve had a lot of luck buying first-year sires. My son and I have done very well doing that. You always roll the dice, but Jackie’s Warrior was a pretty impressive racehorse. She’s very nice.”

After selling for $200,000 as a weanling at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Mixed Sale, Hip 152’s success Tuesday pleased Kitty Day of Warrendale Sales.

“Very much satisfied,” Day said. “She was a $200,000 weanling, she more than realized a profit for the owners. We’re very pleased, they’re pleased. She was bought by a great family to race, so we’re very happy.”

Bred by Emcee Stable and Fortune Farm, Hip 152 was born at Mill Creek Farm in Stillwater, N.Y. Feld said the filly out of the Yes It’s True mare Martini would likely travel to Barry Berkelhammer’s Abracadabra Farm in Ocala, F.L. to start preparing for a racing career next year.

Hip 181, a filly by Golden Pal bred by Fred Hertrich III and Rob Tribbett, sold for $375,000 to Mike Ryan Tuesday night. Susie Raisher Photo.

Hip 181, bred by Fred Hertrich III and Robert Tribbett, sold for $375,000 to Mike Ryan, agent for e Five Racing Thoroughbreds. Out of Prisoner’s Dilemma, the dark bay filly by Golden Pal was consigned by Taylor Made Sales Agency. She was born at Sugar Maple Farm in Poughquag, N.Y.

Taylor Made Sales Agency also consigned Hip 141, who went to China Horse Club, Maverick Racing and First Go Racing for $175,000. The dark bay son of Charlatan is out of Lark Rise, by More Than Ready. She was born at Mill Creek Farm and bred by Mill Creek and Fortune Farm.

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Yet New Mexico Commission Asserts Neither Drug Allowed at State Level, Either

by T.D. Thornton

A federal lawsuit filed last month by a Sunland Park-based veterinarian against the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit (HIWU) is alleging anti-constitutionality claims similar to a number of other cases that have been swirling at various levels of the federal court system for the past four years.

But the civil complaint initiated July 3 in United States District Court (District of New Mexico) by Jason Scott, DVM, does involve one new legal question that has yet to be litigated:

What happens at a mixed meet where both Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses race, and a veterinarian who is a HISA “covered person” is found in possession of medications that are prohibited for use in Thoroughbreds, but the vet claims those substances were solely intended for Quarter Horses, whose regulation is outside of HISA's jurisdiction?

Scott's lawsuit stems from a Feb. 13, 2025 search of his truck at Sunland, during which HIWU agents found bottles of the injectables Sarapin (also known as Pitcher plant extract) and Adenosine Monophosphate (commonly referred to as “AMP”).

Sarapin is an analgesic that is used to manage muscle or joint pain. AMP is a vasodilator.

Both are listed under HISA rules as “banned” substances that are never to be found in any covered Thoroughbred or possessed on any HISA-regulated grounds.

Since 2023, HIWU has suspended and fined three veterinarians and one other covered person for possession of Sarapin. All were in Ohio, and several of those cases were related.

In all four cases, Sarapin was found with other banned substances, so the penalties varied, from just a three-month suspension and no fine (in two cases) to a six-year suspension and $75,000 fine (for the case deemed most egregious).

There are no recorded violations for possession of AMP listed on the HIWU resolutions portal.

Scott's lawsuit described the two substances from the perspective of a veterinarian claiming he used them just to treat Quarter Horses.

“Like Sarapin, AMP is authorized for use in Quarter Horses and is commonly used to treat rhabdomyolysis, sometimes called 'tying up,' which is a physiological response to intense exercise,” the lawsuit stated. “Because it is a naturally occurring substance, AMP is thought to be a more conservative aid to the recovery process than some other medications.”

Scott continued: “In New Mexico, both medications are understood to be authorized for use in Quarter Horses. The New Mexico Racing Commission [NMRC] has adopted the model rules of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI), which do not identify either substance as a 'Banned Substance.'

“The use of both AMP and Sarapin on Quarter Horses in New Mexico is widespread, notorious, and expressly permitted by regulatory authorities in New Mexico,” Scott's lawsuit stated.

Yet HISA, in an Aug. 4 court filing that opposed Scott's motion for a preliminary injunction, attached as an exhibit a letter dated Aug. 1 from NMRC executive director Izzy Trejo that stated pretty much the opposite was true.

“Under the NMRC Rules, compounded Sarapin and AMP are not permitted for use in Quarter Horses at New Mexico racetracks,” Trejo wrote.

“Neither Sarapin nor AMP are listed on ARCI's Uniform Classification Guidelines for Foreign Substances,” Trejo wrote.

Trejo explained that an NMRC rule requires veterinarians to submit to the Commission the name of any medication that the veterinarian would like to use on a Quarter Horse at a New Mexico track when that medication is not listed by the ARCI so that the substance may be submitted to ARCI for consideration of classification.

“The NMRC has not received any request to submit Sarapin or AMP to ARCI for consideration of classification,” Trejo wrote.

Beyond the disputed issue of whether the state of New Mexico condoned Sarapin and AMP usage in Quarter Horses, Scott's complaint alleged that in order to defend against the HIWU charges, “the Authority (erroneously) requires that Dr. Scott establish a 'compelling justification' for his possession of these substances.”

Scott's lawsuit stated that “The Authority's published rules and decisions never clarify what this term means, what factors an adjudicator should consider, or how practicing veterinarians with a Mixed Practice must adjust their day-to-day business to comply with federal law.

“Worse, [Scott] is expressly barred from asking a jury of his peers whether his proffered justifications are compelling. Instead, that decision is left solely to the discretion of an unaccountable arbitrator and, later, an administrative law judge,” the lawsuit stated.

HISA's legal filing on Tuesday asked the judge to view Scott's position this way:

“Plaintiff, a licensed veterinarian registered under HISA, filed this suit shortly after he was charged with violating an Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-approved health-and-safety rule that bans possession of certain harmful substances. He now seeks a preliminary injunction based on kitchen-sink claims that the Act and its implementing rules are invalid under the public and private nondelegation doctrines, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Seventh Amendment.

“But no emergency warrants that extraordinary relief,” HISA's court filing continued. “The only imminent inconvenience Plaintiff alleges is having to participate in private arbitration on the banned-substances charge. The arbitration hearing (scheduled for Sept. 15) will allow Plaintiff to build a factual record and try to establish that he is not liable at all (as he argues here).”

“In the meantime, Plaintiff remains free to continue treating covered horses or otherwise engage in horseracing activities without limitation,” HISA's filing stated.

“If any sanction were imposed after completion of the initial arbitration, it would be subject to further FTC review under the Act and ultimately judicial review in federal court,” the HISA filing stated.

“As [a legal precedent] makes clear, Plaintiff thus faces no irreparable harm—'the single most important prerequisite for the issuance of a preliminary injunction,'” the HISA filing stated.

“The Court can stop there,” HISA's court filing stated.

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Benefitting from dominant wins in the GI Kentucky Derby, GI Belmont Stakes and the GII Jim Dandy Stakes, Godolphin homebred Sovereignty (Into Mischief) leads the first week of tabulated votes for the 2025 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic Rankings, which are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Classic.

Sovereignty, a 3-year-old, earned 383 votes. Defending Longines Breeders' Cup Classic winner, recent GI Whitney Stakes winner, and 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner) is in second place with 365 votes. Sierra Leone is followed in third place by 3-year-old Journalism (Curlin), winner of the GI Preakness Stakes and the GI Haskell Stakes, with 289 votes.

Repole Stable and St. Elias Stables LLC's 4-year-old 'TDN Rising Star' Mindframe (Constitution), undefeated in three starts this year, including the GI Churchill Downs Stakes and the GI Stephen Foster Stakes, is in fourth place with 286 votes for trainer Todd Pletcher.

Baoma Corp's 4-year-old 'TDN Rising Star' Nysos (Nyquist), recent winner of the GII San Diego Handicap, is in fifth place with 197 votes for trainer Bob Baffert.

Repole Stable, Michael B. Tabor, Derrick Smith and Mrs. John Magnier's 'TDN Rising Star' Fierceness (City of Light), runner-up in last year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic and fifth in Saturday's Whitney, is in sixth place with 186 votes.

Forever Young (Jpn) (Real Steel {Jpn}), third in last year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, and winner of this year's G1 Saudi Cup, is in seventh place with 143 votes.

C R K Stable LLC and Grandview Equine's 3-year-old Baeza (McKinzie) is eighth place with 109 votes. Third in the Kentucky Derby and third in the Belmont Stakes, Baeza is trained by John Shirreffs.

The 5-year-old Highland Falls (Curlin), runner-up in the Whitney Stakes, is in ninth place with 107 votes for owner/breeder Godolphin and trainer Brad Cox.

Completing the top 10 is C2 Racing Stable, Gary Barber, and La Milagrosa Stable LLC's 6-year-old White Abarrio (Race Day), who won the 2023 Longines Breeders' Cup Classic. Winner of this year's GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, and fourth in the Whitney for trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., White Abarrio earned 64 votes.

Journalism (Haskell), Mindframe (Stephen Foster), Sierra Leone (Whitney), and Forever Young (Saudi Cup) have each earned automatic starting positions, and fees paid, into this year's Longines Breeders' Cup Classic through the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series: Win and You're In.

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Integration, second to Nations Pride in the 2024 Arlington Million Stakes (G1T) at Colonial Downs and three other grade 1s since, is favored to win his first top-tier stakes in the Aug. 9 renewal of the $1 million contest.

An America's Best Racing At a Glance look at the Secretariat Stakes (G2T) lands on Simulate as top play.

An America's Best Racing At a Glance look at the upcoming Beverly D. Stakes. (G2T).

Keeneland has cataloged 4,686 horses, to be offered over 12 sessions from Monday, Sept. 8 through Saturday, Sept. 20, for the 82nd edition of its September Yearling Sale.

Yulong, which has spent millions of pounds at auctions acquiring prestige bloodstock, has put on hold plans for Carl Spackler to go to Australia and he is now being trained by the Gosdens.

Wathnan Racing made its first public purchase in Australia when stretching to AU$2.6 million (approximately $1.68 million) for Olentia, a group 2-winning daughter of Zoustar, during the Aug. 5 Magic Millions Virtual Sale. 

Sierra Leone, the 2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) winner, is on the rise in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association Top Thoroughbred Poll.

Jockey Tyler Conner, who suffered a severe spinal cord injury in a spill at Colonial Downs July 24, said in a video message Aug. 4 that he is working to regain full feeling in his extremities and expressed appreciation for an outpouring of support.

Dollars & Sense with Frank Angst

The fillies were purchased by three different buyers for a total of $2,325,000.