Julia Sisoumankhara, Author at RMTC

Ellis Park Accredited by NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance, Making Kentucky Fully Accredited: NTRA 8/16/18

Press Release: The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Ellis Park has received its initial accreditation from the NTRA Safety & Integrity Alliance, bringing the number of active accreditations to 24 racetracks in the U.S. and Canada, including every Thoroughbred track in Kentucky. “On behalf of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) and its Safety and

Ruidoso Downs Bans Trainer After Four-Win Day In All American Derby Trials: Paulick Report 8/20/18

By: Ray Paulick On Sunday at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico, trainer Josue Ponce sent out four runners in trial races for the rich All American Quarter Horse Derby. All four starters won, with three of the winners among the 10 fastest times, qualifying them for the Sept. 2 finals of the Grade 1, $1,237,604

Trainers want action on arsenic threshold: The West Australian 8/15/18

By: Jay Rooney The WA Racing Trainers’ Association has called for an urgent overhaul of the national threshold for arsenic after a spate of positive swabs. After meeting with Racing and Wagering WA general manager of integrity Denis Borovica, chief steward Brad Lewis and veterinarian Judith Medd last Friday, the WARTA will write to Racing

BHA: it would be naive to think the use of cobalt is not more widespread: Racing Post 8/15/18

By: Richard Birch It would be naive to believe that the use of cobalt, the potentially performance-enhancing and prohibited substance at the heart of the high-profile case involving the Bastiman family, is not more widespread in Britain, the BHA warned on Wednesday. Trainer Rebecca Bastiman escaped with a £5,000 fine on Tuesday after being found not guilty of conspiring

Trainer Robin Bastiman banned from racing for three years after giving horse cobalt injection: Mail Online 8/14/18

By: Sam Turner Robin Bastiman, best known for his handling of dual Nunthorpe winner Borderlescott, has been disqualified from racing for three years after a BHA inquiry found the former trainer guilty of injecting 2016 Wolverhampton winner John Caesar with cobalt. Retrospective testing showed the gelding was more than three times above the legal threshold

Integrity Bill gets green light: Racing.com 8/10/18

By: James Tzaferis Racing Minister Martin Pakula's Racing Integrity Bill passed through the Upper House without amendment on Thursday, paving the way for a new integrity structure in Victorian racing within the next 12 months. The Bill was introduced to State Parliament in June to create the Victorian Racing Integrity Board - a cross-code approach

Drug Tests From Trials Lead To Purses From Rainbow Derby, Futurity To Be Held: Paulick Report 8/1/18

Press Release: Purses are being held in two recent Grade1 Quarter Horse races at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico: for the winner and second-place finisher of the $801,564 Rainbow Derby on July 21 and for the runner-up in the $1,000,000 Rainbow Futurity on July 22. Drug tests flagged as positive from samples taken for those horses

Persaud Suspended 30 Days For Possession Of Injectable Drugs: Paulick Report 8/8/18

Press Release: Owner/trainer Randi Persaud has been suspended 30 days for possession of injectable drugs, according to a ruling released Wednesday by the New York State Gaming Commission. Ten days of the suspension have been stayed, and Persaud's sentence is scheduled to run Aug. 10 through Aug. 29, inclusive. Possession of injectable medications or syringes

NY Gaming Commission explains rejection of Dutrow appeal: Daily Racing Form 8/8/18

By: Matt Hegarty SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – An appeal by the trainer Richard Dutrow to the New York Gaming Commission seeking the reopening of the case that led to his 10-year ban in 2011 was rejected in large part because the trainer did not present any new evidence that would challenge his admission of culpability

Bastimans to face charges after positive cobalt test on Wolverhampton winner: Racing Post 8/7/18

By: Lee Mottershead Rebecca Bastiman will on Friday become the first British trainer to face charges of a positive cobalt test after the BHA's retrospective testing system shone the spotlight on handicapper John Caesar following his success in a race at Wolverhampton two years ago. Along with her father and former trainer Robin Bastiman, Rebecca

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