Two trainers fined for medication violations

Trainers Vladimir Cerin and Matt Chew have been fined after each had a runner at Santa Anita in the spring test positive for two non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, according to recent rulings published by the Los Alamitos stewards.

Horses are allowed to be treated with one such medication at a time, according to California Horse Racing Board regulations.

Cerin was fined $1,000 after Roman Tizzy, who finished third in the first race on April 13, showed the presence of the analgesics bute and flunixin, also known as Banamine.

Chew was fined $1,250 after Topaz Time, the winner of the second race on May 25, showed the presence of the same two medications in a post-race test.

In rulings published in late March, five trainers, including Chew, were cited for six similar violations for tests conducted from late October of 2017 to mid-January.