Gary Portelli to Challenge Ibuprofen Positive in Order to Maintain Clean Record: The Sydney Morning Herald 5/15/16
By: Adam Pengilly Expect at least one trainer to make representations to have a previous penalty quashed in the wake of three others escaping without charge from the ibuprofen mess in the past week. Gary Portelli was the first trainer in NSW to come under the microscope for a positive to the anti-inflammatory
Updated Equine Cananda Equine Medication Control Program: Horse Canada 5/10/16
By: Equine Canada As of May 1, 2016, new Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency (CPMA) testing guidelines are being applied to the analysis of Equine Canada (EC) equine samples by the official laboratory (Maxxam). The new guidelines can be found HERE. Until August 1, 2016, in recognition of the need to allow for
Lees Galloper in Positive Swab: Stewards: Nine MSN 4/29/16
By: AAP Queen Elizabeth Stakes-winning trainer Kris Lees will face a positive swab inquiry, a Racing NSW stewards' statement has confirmed. The Lees-trained City Of Justice tested positive to the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen after winning at Taree in January. Newcastle-based Lees will front stewards on May 9, less than a
Jones Facing Thymosin Beta 4 Charges: Racing.Com 4/27/16
By: Racing.Com Staff Trainer Paul Jones faces a longer time on the sidelines than the banned Essendon AFL players after he was charged with possession and administration of peptide Thymosin Beta 4. Jones, who trains at Stawell in western Victoria, was on Wednesday issued with two charges under Australian Racing
Cobalt Urine to be Retested in Hong Kong as Trainers Claim Lab Not Accredited to Carry Out Tests at the Time: Herald Sun 4/25/16
By: Daryl Timms URINE samples from the three Lee and Shannon Hope horses to return positive cobalt tests will be retested by the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Racing Laboratory after claims it was not accredited to carry out the tests at the time. The urine has been stored at the
Leek Latest to Receive Cobalt Positive: Racing.Com 4/19/16
By: Tom Biddington Pakenham trainer Matthew Leek is the latest to become embroiled in the cobalt saga. Racing Victoria stewards announced on Tuesday that Leek’s horse Champagne Kisses returned a sample of 531 micrograms per litre of urine in a pre-race test on March 3. The mare finished 11th in
