Trainer-Driver Gets a 15-Month Suspension: Harnesslink 08/11/17

Press Release: The Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board today considered a charge issued against licensed trainer-driver Ross Graham under Australian Harness Racing Rule (AHRR) 190(1), that states: A horse shall be presented for a race free of prohibited substances The charge related to a post-race urine sample collected from the horse ‘Sonetto’

Aggressive Drug Testing Implemented in Advance of Breeders’ Cup: VSin.Com 08/08/17

By: Ron Flatter LAS VEGAS — It started with drug tests that led to the disqualification of a Breeders’ Cup runner-up after last year’s races. Now whispers that the championships have already started their expanded out-of-competition drug tests have been confirmed. A Breeders’ Cup executive said during the weekend that horses that are considered contenders

ARCI Updates Model Rules, Will Review Penalty Guidelines: The Horse 08/14/17

Press Release: Stewards and judges will be given greater flexibility to consider mitigating factors in deciding whether to deny the purse and disqualify a horse for lesser violations of racing’s medication rules under the latest version of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) Model Rules of Racing. Version 8.1, now available at arci.com, permits the

Split Sample Program on the Horizon: Harnesslink 08/15/17

Press Release: After many years and court battles over New York trainers struggles in getting split samples in medication cases, horsemen in New York state were notified this week a guaranteed split sample program is in the works. The announcement in the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association newsletter indicated the state's gaming commission is in

Biancone Granted Conditional License in Kentucky: The Bloodhorse 08/15/17

By: Evan Hammonds The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission granted Patrick Biancone a conditional license to resume training Thoroughbreds during their monthly meeting Aug. 15. The 16-1 vote came after the KHRC license review committee added two conditions to the trainer's application July 19. Biancone has not had a license in Kentucky since 2007 following the discovery

Trainer Fined $6,000 for Caffeine Positive: Harnesslink 08/24/17

Press Release: The Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board today considered charges issued by HRV Stewards under Australian Harness Racing Rules (AHRR) 190(1) and 190B(1) against licensed trainer-driver David Drury. ARHR 190(1) reads as follows: A horse shall be presented for a race free of prohibited substances.  The charge under AHRR 190(1) issued

Trent Pennuto Disqualified: Racing.Com 08/23/17

By: Andrew Eddy Trent Pennuto will not be able to train for at least nine months after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board banned the Mornington horseman over an illegal bi-carb drenching of one of his horses. The board applied a six-month disqualification and a further three-month suspension on Wednesday morning after hearing both Pennuto and

Nathan Turnbull Pleads Guilty: Harnesslink 08/22/17

Harness Racing New South Wales(HRNSW) Stewards commenced an inquiry yesterday in relation to a report from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) that benzoylecgonine and ecgonine methyl ester were detected in the urine sample taken from DESTINY WARRIOR following its win in race 5, the DUBBO RSL CLUB FINAL (2120m), at Dubbo on Wednesday February 22, 2017. Licensed trainer-driver

Horse Trainer Gets Reprieve from Suspension: The Guardian 08/17/17

By: Ryan Ross The Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission suspended Michael McGuigan for 15 days and fined him $100 after a horse he trained tested positive for more than the allowable limit of the drug known as Lasix. That drug is used to treat exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage, which causes blood to enter a horse’s lungs

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