Kentucky Committee Calls for Claiming Rule Tweaks: The Bloodhorse 01/16/18

By: Frank Angst The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission will soon consider changes to the voided claim rule after its rules committee recommended updates to the standard. In a unanimous vote, the KHRC's rules committee approved Jan. 16 updates that would require all horses claimed in a race be subject to post-race drug testing. Furthermore, if

NSW trainer disqualified for cobalt positive: Racing.com 01/16/18

By: Luke Sheehan Grafton-based trainer Gordon Yorke has been disqualified for 18 months, after being found guilty of presenting mare Follow Through to the races with an elevated cobalt level. Follow Through finished second in a Class 1 at Grafton on July 13, 2017, but has now been disqualified from that race. Yorke, who pleaded not guilty, had his

Owners the focus of tough new WEG and Big M rule: Harness Racing Update 1/7/18

By: Dave Briggs Owners and trainers take heed: one positive test in 2018 could result in all of your horses being banned from all stakes races at the Woodbine Entertainment Group (WEG) tracks and the Meadowlands, Tioga and Vernon Downs. The new rule called the Standardbred Racing Integrity and Accountability Initiative (SRIAI) is a partnership

Eight people accused of doping horses before races in Victoria: The Guardian 01/10/18

By: Calla Wahlquist Trainers and employees linked to racing industry heavyweight Aquanita have been accused of administering Vicks Vapor Rub and sodium bicarbonate to horses just before a race. Eight people, including five trainers, were charged on Tuesday following a three-month investigation by Racing Victoria. The investigation began on 7 October, when Greg Nellingan, a stablehand

Eight people accused of doping horses before races in Victoria: The Guardian 1/10/18

Trainers and employees linked to racing industry heavyweight Aquanita have been accused of administering Vicks Vapor Rub and sodium bicarbonate to horses just before a race. Eight people, including five trainers, were charged on Tuesday following a three-month investigation by Racing Victoria. The investigation began on 7 October, when Greg Nellingan, a stablehand for Aquanita trainer

ARCI Adopts, Publishes Model Rules Regarding Trainers, Vets: THA 1/7/18

By: Tom LaMarra   The Association of Racing Commissioners International Board of Directors has published the latest revisions to its Model Rules of Racing based on approvals given at the organization’s December 2017 meeting. Three of the rules deal with recordkeeping and reporting by trainers and veterinarians. The ARCI Model Rules Committee, chaired by Larry

Trainer outed for a year over cobalt: Just Horse Racing 1/3/18

Posted by: AAP+ Port Macquarie trainer John Sprague has been disqualified for 12 months after one of his horses returned an illegal cobalt reading. Saint Denis returned a level above the allowable 100mcg/L in a pre-race sample taken at Tuncurry on October 29 last year when he ran third. A level of 185 was detected

Yorke suspended ahead of cobalt hearing: The Daily Examiner 01/02/2018

By: Matthew Elkerton RACING: Grafton horse trainer Gordon Yorke has been dealt another blow in an ongoing saga after one of his horses tested positive to "extreme" levels of cobalt at a race meeting in mid-2017. A stewards inquiry was begun in October into findings from two official racing laboratories showing a positive cobalt detection

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