By Usman Rangeela Although there has been a significant drop in manipulation of races in the last two-three years in Western India, what's disturbing the Royal Western India Turf Club authorities is the sudden and alarming rise in horses testing positive for various banned drug substances. Two horses tested positive towards the fag end of
By Daryl Timms FATHER-and-son training team Lee and Shannon Hope are under investigation after another of their horses returned a positive test to an elevated level of cobalt. Racing Victoria stewards revealed last month the Hope-trained Windy Citi Bear and Best Suggestion had tested above the 200 microgram threshold. It was the first elevated levels
The introduction of a zero-tolerance drugs policy has been postponed by the British Horseracing Authority a fortnight before it was set to begin. Announced in June 2014, the new rules will mean horses cannot be injected with steroids at any time. Lengthier bans will also be introduced for horses breaking the rules, from six to
By Clinton Payne A national threshold for levels of cobalt allowed in a horse's system will come into effect from the first day of 2015. Racing Victoria introduced a local rule on April 14, which designates cobalt a prohibited substance at a concentration of greater than 200 micrograms per litre in urine. From January 1,
by Edited Press Release ERA Stewards today concluded an inquiry into reports received from the Equine Forensic Unit (Dubai) that the prohibited substance ibuprofen had been detected in the post-race urine samples taken from Razeen (FR) after it won Race 1, the Sharjah Sport Council (1200 metres) at Sharjah on 1 November 2014 and Mell
By: Christian Nicolussi MORE than 20 years on since the Golden Slipper drama involving Tierce, Clarry Conners has landed in hot water with stewards again over the banned drug lignocaine. Conners was slugged a whopping $25,000 after Tierce got the cash in the 1991 Golden Slipper and Group 1 Sires Produce, but then returned a
By: Jessica Lamb TRAINER Philip Fenton has withdrawn his appeal against a three-year ban imposed on him by the Turf Club for drug possession. Fenton, who is also set to be made a disqualified person in March, had specifically questioned the severity of his punishments and was due to have this case heard on Tuesday
The Board of Horse Racing Ireland held a special meeting last week to consider the issue of drug testing in the Irish thoroughbred racing and breeding industry. The board agreed to issue the following statement jointly with the Turf Club and INHS Committee. The board noted with concern recent high profile cases involving licensed individuals.
By: Chris Roots Premier trainer Chris Waller was fined $30,000 by Racing NSW stewards on Thursday afternoon after The Metropolitan winner Junoob tested positive to Frusemide after its group 1 success in October. Junoob was subsequently disqualified, elevating stablemate Opinion into first place and the late Araldo, which died after an accident returning to scale
By Brian O'Connor Horse Racing Ireland and the Turf Club have established what they describe as a “taskforce” to ensure that drug testing within the racing and breeding industries will operate to the highest international standards. Tension between both organisations appeared to have deepened earlier this week in an unprecedented Turf Club request for independent
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