‘Nothing sinister’ – Denis Egan plays down spike in positive drug tests: Racing Post 6/12/18
By: Richard Forristal Denis Egan, chief executive of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, has revealed 2018 will produce an increase in the number of horses returning positive tests for banned substances, but insists there is nothing sinister about the spike despite the year being only at the halfway point. In each
Drug contamination fears erased as Harness Jewels horses cleared: Stuff 6/1/18
Press Release: A turbulent week for Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen has come to a tolerable end. Australasia's most successful training partnership had its Harness Jewels preparations thrown into disarray this week with fears nine of its runners may have been exposed to drug contamination during a float trip from
Leading Queensland trainer Ben Currie charged with 31 breaches of racing rules: Racing Post 5/29/18
By: AAP/ Mark Oberhardt Queensland's leading trainer Ben Currie will lodge an application for a stay on a suspension of his licence after he was charged with 31 breaches of the racing rules. Toowoomba-based Currie, who leads the state's trainer standings with 130 wins, was called to front a reconvened
Mark Currie disqualified for two years: Racing.com 5/21/18
By: Andrew Eddy Toowoomba licensed trainer Mark Currie has been found guilty of 16 charges relating to race day treatment and was disqualified for two years at a reconvened steward’s inquiry in Brisbane on Monday. Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner Ross Barnett said stewards concluded an inquiry into the activities of
Burrows fined $9,000, horse disqualified: Harness Link 5/18/18
Press Release: Harness racing trainer Don Burrows has been fined $9,000 for producing a horse to race when not free of a prohibited substance (Kavain). The horse in question was Lightworkofit who won at Addington on the 2nd and 23rd of February 2018 but has since been disqualified from both races. Burrows
Conference Hears Of First Gene Doping Test: TDN 5/16/18
By: Chris McGrath Seoul, SOUTH KOREA–The physical well being of the horse, and the integrity of the horseman, dominated the agenda on the second day of the 37th Asian Racing Conference in Seoul on Wednesday. The spectre of gene doping-which has been viewed as “the elephant in the room” by
