By: Shane Anderson Racing Victoria (RV) has dismissed claims made during the Sam Kavanagh cobalt inquiry that a Melbourne Cup winner tested positive to cobalt and EPO as ‘lacking substance’. During a tense hearing in front of Racing NSW Stewards on Wednesday, harness racing identity John Camilleri answered questions about a text message he had
Matt Stewart IT was a sensational hearing with a curious twist. Jockey Danny Nikolic was before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board, accused of threatening Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey and Bailey’s family. The threat would eventually have Nikolic disqualified for two years. The dramatic hearing took place on September 20, 2012 at Racing
By: Matt Stewart PETER Moody’s biggest owners remain staunch, saying they will not prematurely abandon the trainer as he faces cobalt charges that could ruin his career. Moody said on Friday he had expected to be charged with presentation but not administration of a prohibited substance, regarding Lidari’s positive drug test to cobalt. “To be
Trainer David Hayes urges stables to conduct own testing after horse returns positive to 'ice' By Patrick Bartley Senior racing executives are urging trainers across Australia to adopt the policy of leading trainer David Hayes to drug test their staff, following the discovery of the drug "ice" in a Mornington-prepared horse. Stewards said they were
Group 1-winning trainers Danny O’Brien, Mark Kavanagh among those charged by Racing Victoria for cobalt breach By: Rod Nicholson and Michael Manley GROUP 1-winning trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh face lengthy bans after they were charged on Wednesday with the administration of cobalt to five of their horses. After an investigation spanning more than
All horses for major spring races to be tested out of season By: Patrick Bartley Potential Melbourne Cup and spring hopefuls stabled out of Victoria will come under a national out-of-competition testing regime for the first time. Until this year only horses in Victoria being aimed at major spring races, including the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield
Maund faces stewards investigation over suspected raceday treatment By: Michael Lynch Cranbourne trainer Ricky Maund​ will now be the subject of a Racing Victoria stewards investigation after officials ordered the scratching of one of his horses, Uncle Keithy​, at Caulfield on Saturday, because they suspected possible raceday treatment. Chief steward Terry Bailey explained that RV's
In an adjourned penalty hearing Monday, Australia’s Racing and Disciplinary Appeals Board pronounced a three-year ban against Victorian trainer Mark Riley. On Jan. 29, Riley was found guilty of administering the prohibited substance TCO2 (bi-carb) to one of his charges ahead of a race at Sandown last July. The trainer pleaded not guilty and argued
The owners of leading Blue Diamond Stakes contender Of The Brave will have to find a new trainer following the disqualification of Mark Riley. The Victorian trainer was given the ban for a bi-carb offence on Monday, a day before acceptances for Saturday's Group One race at Caulfield. Chief steward Terry Bailey says the owners
By: Carly Crawford A GROUP of racing figures linked to Melbourne’s underworld has been juicing up harness racing horses with record doses of cobalt. A Herald Sun investigation has exposed suspected links between the cobalt epidemic sweeping Australian racing, underworld figures, and racing’s synthetic EPO doping scourge. The Herald Sun can reveal: NSW harness racing
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