Winter 2022/2023 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Winter 2022/2023 Page 23 Real Estate By J.N. Campbell Organization of Racing Investigators Investigators from multiple jurisdictions assembled the week of Sept. 19 in what amounted to a barnstorming tour across Penn- sylvania's three Thoroughbred tracks, as members of the Orga- nization of Racing Investigators took the stage. A handpicked team of spe- cialists from Pennsylvania, Texas, California, Arizona, Florida, and Kentucky were onsite at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, and Parx Racing in the Philadelphia area. Jason Klouser, director of enforce- ment, Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission, led the ef- fort. The capstone to the week was the Grade 1 Pennsylvania Derby for 3-year-olds, which was part of a blockbuster Sept. 25 card at Parx that also included the G1 Cotillion Stakes for fillies of the same age. The investigations at Parx included sweeps at the gate and stable areas. The Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission, Bureau of Thoroughbred Horse Racing, issued a series of rulings concerning three individuals. The first was jockey Edwin Repollet-Rivera, who is alleged to have violated Section 305.273 (h) and 185.2, by possessing an electrical device. The hearing for the rider was Sept. 26, in which he refused to testify, and the summa- ry suspension from Sept. 23 will continue until a full hearing takes place. Under Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority regulations, the jockey faces a 10-year ban. The second violator was trainer Miguel Penaloza. An investigation of his barn revealed a pair of loaded syringes and a needle in his tack room. He was scheduled to appear before the Mabragana and Tarjan Win at Dressage at Devon Hilltop Farm Inc.’s Fahrenheit Hilltop was named the USDFBC Current Year Foal Champion with a score of 82.388%. Vita Fiamma, an Oldenburg filly, was the reserve champion with Caroline Cox on a score of 81.963%. Priya De Jeu, a 2-year-old Dutch Warmblood, was the USDFBC Filly Champion with Alexandria Wilcox on a score of 80.088%. Northpointe Farm’s Stellar Wind, a 3-year-old Olden- burg, was the reserve champion with Bruce Griffin III, scoring a 78.4%. In the USDFBC Colt/ Gelding Final, Vermilion Ash, a 1-year-old Hanoverian, took home the win with Samantha Kidd on a score of 81.9%. Another Hanove- rian yearling, Wyndsor CF, took the reserve championship honors with Kimberly Kobryn-Callaway, scoring 80.025%. Finest Hour BC, a 4-year-old Oldenburg, earned the USDFBC Stallion Championship title with Andrea Nuccio, scoring 80.475%. Ann Daum’s SF Bohemian Rhapsody was reserve champion with a score of 77.95%. In the USDFBC Mare Championship, Maurine Swanson’s Fherrari took the top honors with Jocelyn Kraenzle, scoring 81.25%. No- blewood Tarpania, a 4-year-old Dutch Warmblood, finished with the reserve honors on 80.475% with Quinnten Alston. In the FEI Young Horse classes, Cesar Parra and Mol- legardens Fashion, a Danish Warmblood gelding, took first place in the FEI Final Test for 6 Years-Olds with 76.2%. Kymber- ly Pullen and Mojito, her KWPN gelding, earned first in the FEI Final Test for 5-Year-Olds with a score of 75.8%. Cesar Parra and Fanta 4, his Hanoverian gelding, won the FEI Final Test for 7-Year-Olds with a score of 75.286%. Silva Martin and Farouche, her Westphalian mare, won the USEF Young Horse Test for 4-Year-Olds, scoring an impressive 87.6%. (Continued from page 4) Racing Investigators Find Infractions at Parx board September 27, and is in potential violation of 7 PA Code, Section 401.61 and 185.2. Trainer Cesareo Marquez was found to be in possession of multiple loaded needles and syringes, and he also could be in violation of 7 PA Code, Section 401.61 and 185.2. His hearing was held Sept. 19 and a suspen- sion started on Sept. 23 that, the board ruled, will continue. Each of these license hold- ers is denied the privileges of all grounds under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission. They have the right to appeal these decisions in writing, within 48 hours for rul- ings that involve entries, qualifica- tions, weights, conditions, or the length or running of a race, and 10 days for all other infractions.