Trainer Jose Corrales, a Laurel Park mainstay, has been hit with a 2-year suspension after one of his riders tested positive for nikethamide.
After a recent Fifth Circuit ruling against HISA, both sides of the case are asking the Supreme Court to rule once and for all on its consitutionality.
Fair Hill-based trainer Angel Quiroz, at the center of an alleged betting coup, has been provisionally suspended by HISA for use of a banned substance.
The constitutionality of HISA may be headed to the Supreme Court after the Fifth Circuit once again sided with the national HBPA.
The board of directors of HISA has voted unanimously to preserve the status quo on Lasix use, the organization announced May 5.
HISA personnel will visit Laurel Park on April 22 and host a Q and A session with horsemen, the Maryland horsemen’s group announced.
In an open letter, The Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Associations vow to rein in HISA costs, reform medication rules, and fight for science-based oversight.
HISA is seeking public comment on several modifications to its drug rules and enforcement procedures.
In imposing provisional suspensions, HISA alleges that Maryland Vet Group vets have been dispensing medications with banned substances.
Several state Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Associations and other groups lauded several rules changes HISA has proposed.