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 (HIWU)'s “pending” and “resolved” cases portals.Among this week's rulings, New Mexico trainer Martin Orona, Sr. has been banned two years and fined $25,000 for an out-of-competition medication violation after his trainee, Miss Fluffy, tested positive for the presence of non-inhalation Albuterol (Salbutamol) in a sample taken on March 22.Albuterol, a bronchodilator, is banned when injected and permitted for use only as an inhaled drug, as long as it's prescribed by a veterinarian as part of a valid veterinarian-patient-client relationship and recorded in the HISA portal. Read more about the drug here.HIWU currently has no detailed explainer on the decision posted on its website. According to Equibase, Orona, Sr. has been training since 1994 with limited impact, collecting $419,855 in earnings and winning 39 races.Resolved ADMC ViolationsDates: 10/27/2026Licensee: Loren F. Huepenbecker, trainerPenalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on October 28, 2026; 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 2 Penalty Points.Explainer: Vets' list medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine-a class B controlled substance-in a sample taken from Salute the Ghost, who finished fifth at Thistledown on 9/15/26.Dates: 10/27/2026Licensee: Alejandro Gomez, trainerPenalty: 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 1.5 Penalty Points.Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of Phenylbutazone-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Go Jack Go, who won at Thistledown on 9/9/26.Dates: 10/26/2026Licensee: Martin Orona, Sr., trainerPenalty: 2-year period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on October 27, 2026; Ineligibility for Covered Horse beginning on April 20, 2026, and subject to a Negative Finding in a Re-Entry Test; a fine of $25,000.Explainer: Out-of-competition medication violation for the presence of Albuterol (Salbutamol)-a banned substance-in a sample taken from Miss Fluffy on 3/22/26.Dates: 10/23/2026Licensee: Pavel Matejka, trainerPenalty: 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 1.5 Penalty Points.Explainer: Medication violations for the potential breach of rule 3313, the “Use or Attempted Use of a Controlled Medication Substance during the Race Period.” The substance in question is “Cavalor,” an energy boost. It concerns the horse First Thought, for an incident dated 9/9/26.Dates: 10/23/2026Licensee: Jose Camejo, trainerPenalty: 7-day period of Ineligibility for Covered Person, beginning on October 24, 2026; 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.Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of Flunixin-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Glacial Power, who won at Belterra Park on 9/10/26.Dates: 10/23/2026Licensee: Ron Ellis, trainerPenalty: 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 $250; imposition of 1.5 Penalty Points.Explainer: Medication violations for the presence of Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Day at the Track, who finished third at Santa Anita on 6/15/26.Pending ADMC Violations10/27/2026, Michael Maker, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Dexamethasone-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Company You Keep, who won at Horseshoe Indianapolis on 8/25/26.10/23/2026, Roderick R. Rodriguez, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Phenylbutazone-a class C controlled substance-in a sample taken from Fiveeyesonskystars, who finished eighth at Saratoga on 9/26/26.10/23/2026, Chris Englehart, trainer: Pending medication violation for the presence of Acepromazine-a class B controlled substance-in a sample taken from Cloudy Chance, who finished second at Saratoga on 8/13/26.Crop ViolationsKeenelandGerardo A. Corrales – reporting date October 24; $1,000 fine, two-day suspensionWilliam Antongeorgi – reporting date October 24; $1,500 fine, three-day suspensionBen Curtis – reporting date October 24; $1,500 fine, two-day suspensionJaime A. Torres – reporting date October 24; $500 fine, one-day suspensionJohn Velazquez – reporting date October 24; $1,000 fine, two-day suspensionPenn NationalYabriel O. 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