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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By: Leo Schlink TONY Vasil is the latest trainer to be interviewed by Racing Victoria integrity staff as an Âinvestigation into alleged race-day treatment nears an end. It is understood stewards are close to laying charges over the alleged treatment of Robert Smerdon’s mare Lovani at Flemington on October 7. Lawyers acting for Racing Victoria
Press Release: Regarding the decision of the independent Disciplinary Panel to find trainer Hughie Morrison in breach of Rule (G)2.1 of the Rules of Racing and impose a £1,000 fine, Jamie Stier, Chief Regulatory Officer for the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), said: “Racing is based on fair play and respect for the rules. That’s how
By: Jeremy Balan The California Horse Racing Board announced Dec. 22 that it has rejected the settlement offer made by the attorneys for trainer Ron Ellis, regarding his sanctions over the drug violation in Masochistic from the 2016 TwinSpires Breeders' Cup Sprint (G1). Ellis' attorney, Steve Schwartz, said Dec. 20 that a settlement offer had been made to
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