Racing Great Lance O’Sullivan and Co-Trainer Andrew Scott Charged with First NZ Cobalt Offences:Stuff.Co.NZ 2/26/16
By: Jamie Searle New Zealand Sports Hall of Famer and racing great Lance O'Sullivan has been charged with racing three horses with high levels of cobalt in their system. O'Sullivan and co-trainer Andrew Scott have been charged by the Racing Integrity Unit on Friday.The pair are the first New Zealand trainers to be charged with a cobalt offence. The Matamata trainers have three horses under
Williams Sues over Amralah Treatment: Racing.Com 2/25/16
By: Shane Anderson Four-time Melbourne Cup winning owner Lloyd Williams is suing the Ballarat Veterinary Practice over the treatment of imported galloper Amralah during the 2015 Spring Carnival. A Melbourne court has heard that the leading Melbourne Cup chance was treated with a banned substance in the lead-up that forced
Paul McGregor disqualified for 18 months: Harness Link 2/18/16
By: NZDT Racing Queensland Stewards have today disqualified harness trainer Paul McGregor from racing for a period of 18 months effectively immediately after he pleaded guilty to presenting a horse with elevated cobalt levels. At an inquiry held into a post-race urine sample taken from GOTTA GO ARTELECT (NZ) following its
Stewards delay a Signoff on whether Darren Weir will be charged over positive to banned anti-inflammatory drug: Herald Sun 2/16/16
By: Daryl Timms STEWARDS are yet to determine whether Darren Weir will be charged over the positive Signoff returned after winning the Lord Stakes at Caulfield on Boxing Day. Weir is regarded as an innocent party after the stayer Âtested positive to the banned race-day drug Ibuprofen. The drug had
Ismail Mohammed fined over banned substance: Racing Post 2/11/16
By: Mark Scully UAE: Trainer Ismail Mohammed has been fined by stewards in the UAE after the Irish-bred Expert was found to have raced at Jebel Ali with a banned substance in its system. Trainer Mohammed, who has operated out of Revida Place stables on Hamilton Road in Newmarket since
Racing Victoria stands firm on ibuprofen: The Sydney Morning Herald 2/11/16
By: Patrick Bartley Racing Victoria has resisted making changes to its drug-free policy, despite calls for a relaxation in the rule over positive swabs  for the anti-inflammatory substance ibuprofen. Racing Victoria announced after its monthly board meeting that it sympathises with owners of horses that are currently continuing to return
