Trainer Jarrod McLean fined $13,000: AAP 09/01/17
Trainer Jarrod McLean has been fined a total of $13,000 in relation to starting a horse on two separate occasions when veterinary reports confirmed it had had corticosteroid injections within eight clear days of racing. Stewards have disqualified the McLean-trained Wee Frankie from his eighth placing in a race at
Action Needed to Stop Stable Staff Urinating on Horses’ Bedding, says Trainer: The Guardian 08/07/17
By: Chris Cook Action must be taken over the surprisingly widespread problem of stable staff urinating into racehorses’ bedding, according to a trainer who has now had a runner disqualified as a result of such behaviour. Dean Ivory, who was in the news over the weekend when his Lancelot Du
HRI Proposes Extending Drug-Testing System to Studs: The Irish Times 08/05/17
Press Release: The system of both announced and unannounced drug inspections of racing yards by Turf Club officials could be be extended to stud farms. A document drawn up by Horse Racing Ireland’s chief executive Brian Kavanagh which recommends the measure is being examined by all interested parties including the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders
Campbell Removed from World Driving Championship following Positive Drug Test: Guelph Today 08/01/17
Dan Ralph: TORONTO — Calgary's Brandon Campbell was removed as Canada's representative for the world driving championship Tuesday after being involved in a positive drug test. Dan Gall, the president/CEO of Standardbred Canada, said Ima Dude, a horse trained by Campbell, tested positive for ephedrine and pyrilamine and associated metabolites. The violation
New Technique Tests Horse Urine for 100+ Drugs: The Horse 07/30/17
By: Christa Leste-Lasserre Imagine a fair playing field where all competing horses could be tested for more than a hundred drugs at once from each of their urine samples, with results in a matter of minutes. No more need to imagine it. Hong Kong researchers are already there. “The short run
BHA: Elective Testing Could Have Prevented Yanworth Failed Test: Racing Post.Com 7/10/17
By: David Baxter Elective testing for the presence of corticosteroids should have been undertaken, with Yanworth's failed drug test after his run in the Champion Hurdle preventable, the BHA disciplinary panel indicated in their notes on the case published on Monday. Trainer Alan King was fined £2,000, while Yanworth was disqualified from
