Press Release: Harness Racing Victoria Stewards ordered the scratching of the horse Carload from its scheduled engagement in Race 1 at Melton on 27 January 2018. The scratching followed a stable inspection conducted by HRV Stewards where Mr Justice’s conduct on this day was consistent with preparing Carload to be stomach tubed. Australian Harness Racing
Press Release: The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is to conduct a full review of the sport’s equine anti-doping rules. The decision was approved by the regulator’s Board on Monday this week after it received a briefing on the impact of recent decisions involving anti-doping cases in racing. The new independent disciplinary panel, introduced in 2017,
By: Nathan Exelby MONDAY’S meeting of the Queensland branch of the Australian Trainers Association will include a discussion about the reintroduction of the publishing of TCO2 levels in horses. TCO2 tests are conducted on horses pre-race and for a period of time under the former Kevin Dixon-led Racing Queensland administration, they were published on the
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: 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
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
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