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Board revokes trainer's license, fines $100,000 and bars him after methamphetamine positives in four racehorses
Summary
The Nevada Gaming Control Board sustained stewards’ findings that four horses trained by Ricardo Castillo tested positive for methamphetamine and related substances and modified the stewards’ penalties: disqualification, redistribution of purses, a $100,000 total fine, license revocation and a 15‑year bar from Nevada racing.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board sustained stewards’ findings that four horses trained by Ricardo Castillo tested positive for prohibited substances and imposed fines, license revocation and a multi‑year racing bar.
Lede: Following an appeal of the stewards’ rulings at Elko and Alco race meets, the board sustained that Ricardo Castillo violated NGC regulation 30.405 (prohibited foreign substances in racehorses), disqualified the four affected horses and ordered redistribution of their purses. The board modified the stewards’ recommendations and imposed a $25,000 fine per race (total $100,000), revoked Castillo’s Nevada horse‑race license (effective Sept. 3, 2024) and barred him from racing under Nevada jurisdiction for 15 years.
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