Positive tests for caffeine see top harness racing stable cop $14,000 in fines: Stuff 4/1/18
Press Release: Trainer Robert Dunn, who operates stables in South Auckland and North Canterbury, has been fined $7000 after three horses trained there returned positive swabs to banned substance caffeine. Dunn's son, John, who manages the Woodend Beach stable north of Christchurch, and in charge of the horses in question
BHA set to drug test horses in Ireland ahead of British flat fixtures: The Irish Times 3/25/18
By: Brian O'Connor The British Horseracing Authority has confirmed it is prepared to drug-test horses trained in Ireland before they race in some of the major flat meetings in Britain this year. Testing was carried out by BHA personnel at the yards of both Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott prior to the Cheltenham National Hunt festival
Warwick Farm trainer faces inquiry after syringes found in truck: WA Today 3/10/18
By: Chris Roots Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith was in shock at being questioned by stewards after Racing NSW investigator Nathan Hayward found syringes with the sedative Acepromazine – "ace" – in a gear bag in his truck. Smith admitted the bag and syringes were his, in the unlocked truck
Greg and Denise Nelligan banned from Victorian racetracks: The Canberra Times 3/5/18
By: Patrick Bartley Former Aquanita employee Greg Nelligan and his wife Denise have had their stand-down notices expanded to include being banned from Victorian racecourses, training premises and receiving any direct or indirect benefit from thoroughbred racing and/or breeding in Victoria. Greg Nelligan, who is facing more than 100 charges
UAE trainer Salem bin Ghadayer suspended one year: Daily Racing Form 3/4/18
By: Marcus Hersh Salem bin Ghadayer, one of the leading trainers in the United Arab Emirates this season, has been suspended for one year by the Emirates Racing Authority for a positive drug test. High On Life, owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed al Maktoum, crown prince of Dubai, finished
Bin Ghadayer granted stay of proceedings: Gulf News 3/4/18
By: Leslie Wilson Jr. Dubai: The Emirates Racing Authority (ERA) Steering Committee has granted trainer Salem Bin Ghadayer a stay of proceedings following his appeal against a one-year ban after a horse in his care was found to have prohibited substances in its system. As a result of Bin Ghadayer’s
