By: Adam Pengilly The long-running cobalt affair is set to drag on for months with a host of parties penalised by Racing NSW stewards over their involvement indicating they will launch immediate appeals, including banned trainer Sam Kavanagh. Any chance of Kavanagh returning to the sport appears remote after he was disqualified for almost a
Peter Moody avoids race-day treatment charge from Racing Victoria stewards for June incident Embattled trainer Peter Moody has had some good news, with Racing Victoria stewards deciding not to charge him with a race-day treatment offence after scratching one of his horses in June. Noela's Choice was withdrawn from a race at Moonee Valley on
By Peter Scargill Australia: The use of a 'spy' in the Peter Moody stable to pass on information about the trainer was considered Racing Victoria's chief steward Terry Bailey revealed on Wednesday. Leading trainer Moody has threatened to quit racing saying he feels victimised and is fed up with some of the rules and rulemakers
By Patrick Bartley In an unprecedented move on Monday, Racing NSW Stewards released a 36-page document detailing the reasons behind the guilty findings in the long- running Sam Kavanagh Midsummer Sun cobalt inquiry. In this inquiry Kavanagh and five other individuals faced 54 separate charges and were found guilty on 51 charges. The publication of
Racing Australia - Media Release Racing Australia has today announced a ban on injections One Clear Day before races and official trials from 1 October, 2015. The ban extends to blood tests, vitamin injections and all other injections of any kind. Racing Australia believes there are compelling reasons for the introduction of a new rule
On Monday, August 31, the Ontario Racing Commission issued a Notice to the Industry stating that official veterinarians will be conducting enhanced examinations of horses entered into upcoming premier events, starting with this coming weekend’s stakes action at Mohawk Racetrack. The notice states that trainers with entries in the Metro Pace and the Canadian Pacing
By Caryl Williamson Australia: A shocked Kevin Moses will fight a 12-month ban for presenting a horse to race with cobalt in its system. Although the trainer was not charged with administering the substance, Racing NSW stewards said on Friday the offence was serious and warranted a period of disqualification. "How, what, where and why
Brent Zerafa the latest to be charged in ongoing Sam Kavanagh cobalt inquiries By: Chris Roots Media personality Brent Zerafa is the latest to be charged in relation to the ongoing inquiry into the Sam Kavanagh stable. Zerafa was issued a charge of conduct prejudicial to the image of racing because of his actions when
By Usman Rangeela Shortly after two horses from trainers Bezan Chenoy and Magansingh Jodha's yard tested positive for banned drug substances during a round of random sampling carried out by RWITC authorities, three horses trained by Altamash Ahmed have now reportedly failed the drug test. The three horses which tested positive for Stanazolol were Alaindair,
By: Shane Anderson Racing Victoria (RV) has dismissed claims made during the Sam Kavanagh cobalt inquiry that a Melbourne Cup winner tested positive to cobalt and EPO as ‘lacking substance’. During a tense hearing in front of Racing NSW Stewards on Wednesday, harness racing identity John Camilleri answered questions about a text message he had
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