The disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority will hold an inquiry on Thursday into the urine sample produced by Godolphin's Sky Hunter following his victory in the Doonside Cup at Ayr on September 20. A sample taken from the Saeed bin Suroor-trained Sky Hunter was found to contain omeprazole, which is used to prevent
By Brian O'Connor The issue of drugs within racing has taken a new twist with the sport’s two ruling bodies, Horse Racing Ireland and the Turf Club, unable to agree on funding for improved testing facilities at the laboratory which examines horse samples taken in this country. The Turf Club has taken the unprecedented step
By Caryl Williamson NSW trainers say a new rule governing when therapeutic treatment with corticosteroids can be given needs to be reviewed. A rule designed to improve horse welfare is having the opposite effect according to the NSW Trainers Association. From August 1, the Australian Racing Board extended the length of time for the pre-race
ONE Sport World number one equestrian rider Andrew Nicholson fears Jock Paget's positive drugs test could be affecting our other top competitors. Nicholson has returned home for a short break and has expressed concern that New Zealand's riders are coming under harsh scrutiny following Paget's troubles. Nicholson says being a kiwi may have cost him
By James Burn DISGRACED trainer Philip Fenton, who is facing a three-year-ban from racing, tried to hide banned substances from officials when they visited his yard, a report from the Turf Club has said. Fenton was hit with the suspension on Saturday after being found guilty of eight charges of possessing anabolic steroids that are
By Ray Thomas RACING NSW boss Peter V’landys has put horse racing drugs cheats on notice by declaring: “We will catch you.’’ For the first time, Racing NSW is close to introducing a world-first drug-testing procedure that will put it a step ahead of anyone trying to use performance-enhancing drugs on thoroughbreds. V’landys said the
By Brian O'Connor Racing Correspondent On the back of disqualifying Philip Fenton for three years over the trainer’s possession of banned animal remedies including anabolic steroids, the Turf Club plans to outline further measures to deal with the doping threat in 2015. These will include offering reward money of “up to five figures” for information
On Monday, the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) issued an update to the horse racing industry on recent findings of ractopamine in equine feed. This memo is further to our notice to industry on February 14, 2014 on the subject of ractopamine in feedstuffs wherein we reminded race horse owners and trainers that it remains their
NEWS RELEASE October 29, 2014 Contact: Hallie Roach Lewis (859) 224-2848 BREEDERS’ CUP TO BE CONDUCTED UNDER NEWLY ENACTED NATIONAL UNIFORM MEDICATION REFORMS This weekend’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships – racing’s most prestigious global event with 13 Grade I races and purses and awards totaling $26 million – will for the first time be held
By Tony O'Hehir PHILIP FENTON'S barrister has argued the correct protocols were not followed when the Department of Agriculture investigators visited his client's yard and after the visit as the full hearing into the trainer's charges over alleged anabolic steroid possession began on Thursday. Evidence was heard from two Department of Agriculture officials, Brendan Daly
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