Moody Suspended Six Months:Thoroughbred Daily News 3/17/16
By: TDN Trainer Peter Moody will sit out of training the next six months as penalty for presenting a horse to race under his care with cobalt in its system above the permitted threshold. The suspension handed down by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board was actually 12 months, but
Horseracing: RTC to Initiate Drug Testing for Racehorses:Times Online 3/17/16
By: Times Online The newly formed Royal Turf Club (RTC), committed to ensuring horseracing, is planning to conduct drug tests on horses prior to its inaugural races on Sunday (20) according to an official. “The Royal Turf Club is passionate about and dedicated to ensuring and upholding ethics through maintaining
RAD Board: Moody Did Not Cheat:Thoroughbred Daily News 3/16/16
By: TDN Trainer Peter Moody has been cleared of a charge for administering cobalt for the purpose of affecting the performance of his former charge Lidari (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}); however, the champion Victorian trainer still faces charges for presenting the Group 2 winner to race with the substance in his
Kiwi Horse Trainers Lance O’Sullivan, Andrew Scott Say High Cobalt Readings Came From Water Troughs:Stuff.Co.NZ 3/16/16
By: Clay Wilson New Zealand Sports Hall of Famer Lance O'Sullivan and co-trainer Andrew Scott say the high cobalt readings for three of their horses came from water troughs the horses shared with cattle. The troughs had been dosed with cobalt  to assist the health of the cattle, their lawyer said. The pair admitted three
Drug Testing of Racehorses by May: The Standard 3/9/16
By: Jenny Ortuoste The Philippine Racing Commission recently instituted the post-race drug testing of horses and set standards for the establishment of laboratory facilities. Approved on Feb. 3, Resolution No. 16-16 provides technical specifications for Philracom’s laboratory set-up, as well as for sampling and post-race examination units that must be
Top Queensland Harness Trainer Grant Dixon has Two Positives to Arsenic: The Courier Mail 2/28/16
By: Robert Craddock QUEENSLAND harness racing has been rocked with the news that Australia’s leading trainer, Grant Dixon, could face two positive swabs charges for arsenic. Dixon withdrew his horses from the nominations for today’s Albion Park and tomorrow’s Redcliffe meeting as he conducts a forensic search of his stable
