World Equine Airway Symposium Scheduled for July: The Horse.Com 4/7/17
By: Edited Press Release Experts on diagnosing, treating, and preventing respiratory disease in horses from around the world will convene in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 13-15, for the 6th World Equine Airway Symposium (WEAS). The symposium, which is held every four years, is the only international meeting focusing solely on equine
Allard Horse Receives Positive for Codeine and Morphine at Woodbine: Harness Racing Update 4/7/17
By: Dave Briggs One Too Many, a horse trained by Rene Allard, has received a positive test for Codeine and Morphine — both Class 1 drugs — following a March 18 race at Woodbine. Brent Stone, director of racing for the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) confirmed the
Willie Mullins Exonerated by Irish Officials Over Vet Drugs Bust: The Guardian 5/5/17
By: Chris Cook Irish authorities have clarified that no suspicions are harboured about the champion jumps trainer Willie Mullins, following news that a vet is accused of possessing unauthorised drugs while he was visiting Mullins’s stable in Carlow. Tim Brennan appeared in Kilkenny district court last week facing 14 charges
Coast Trainer Loses Appeal Against $25,000 Fine: Sunshine Coast Daily 3/24/17
By: Alex Nolan Trainer: David Vandyke   Photo credit: Tracey Nearmy  RACING: Sunshine Coast trainer David Vandyke has lost an appeal against the severity of his $25,000 fine imposed by Racing New South Wales stewards, after stable star Yankee Rose tested positive to a banned substance at
Cobalt Charges for Ricky Vale: Racing.Com 3/22/17
By. Racing.Com Staff Rockhampton trainer Ricky Vale has been called upon to answer four prohibited substance charges - including three for cobalt - before the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission. The charges arise from positive swabs taken from four of Vale's horses at meetings at Rockhampton and Mackay in February and
Mark Kavanagh, Danny O’Brien Allowed to Continue Horse Training After VCAT Overturns Cobalt Doping Bans: ABC.Net 3/17/17
By: ABC.Net.Au Leading horse trainers Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh have won an appeal against their doping bans after a Victorian tribunal ruled Racing Victoria did not follow proper testing protocols. Photo: Danny O'Brien (C) and Mark Kavanagh (R) were allowed to continue training until the appeal was heard. (AAP:
