California stewards suspended coach Reed Saldana for 30 days and fined him $1,000 in an Oct. 23 ruling after his runner, Majestic Diva , showed the presence of clenbuterol in her system after winning an $8,000 claiming race at Los Alamitos Race Course Dec. 19. The filly was disqualified and positioned final, ensuing within the forfeiture of $9,600 in purse earnings for homeowners Johnny and Marcel Taboada.
Clenbuterol, a bronchodilator, can be utilized therapeutically to help horses with respiratory points however is restricted in lots of jurisdictions on account of suspected muscle improvement properties. California has no race day threshold for clenbuterol and has guidelines in place for prescriptions and its therapeutic use.
The stewards’ ruling, which adopted a listening to in March, famous Saldana’s suspension will run from Nov. 8-Dec. 7.
Majestic Diva led principally from begin to end at 11-1 odds within the Dec. 19 race at Los Alamitos underneath Jessica Pyfer, crossing the wire 1 3/4 lengths in entrance. Majestic Diva has gone unplaced in 5 begins since, with two of these begins coming for Saldana at Santa Anita Park and three for coach Juan Pablo Silva at Turf Paradise and later Mountaineer Park.
Saldana, a coach since 2017, runs principally claiming horses at Los Alamitos, Santa Anita, and Del Mar. He has 58 profession victories from 440 begins, together with his horses incomes greater than $1.6 million. He’s 13-for-105 this 12 months.
