Stewards Charge Trainer Over Race-Day Care of Winner: The West Australian 1/29/16
By: Jay Rooney  Trainer Ben Owen was hit with two charges at a stewards’ inquiry yesterday into allegations he treated Rhino’s Lad on race day at Pinjarra last month. Owen pleaded not guilty to a charge of administering the banned substance, nitrolingual spray, to Rhino’s Lad in the wash
Paul Murray Blames Former Owner as Stewards Issue Eight Cobalt Charges: The Sydney Morning Herald 1/29/16
By: Adam Pengilly Paul Murray has blamed Peter Holz, a former owner of his family's prolific Kembla Grange stable, for supplying a product thought to be at the centre of a cobalt probe after Racing NSW stewards issued eight charges against the trainer on Thursday. Murray claimed he had no knowledge of
Asian Racing Conference: Panel Discusses Status Of Drug Control Policies In Racing: Paulick Report 1/28/16
By: Press Release The sixth business session of the 36th Asian Racing Conference in Mumbai asked panelists and delegates to consider whether or not the industry was succeeding in offering drug free racing. Kaoru Obata, Presidential Counsellor, International Affairs, for the Japan Racing Association served as chairman for the session
NSW Trainer Faces Cobalt Charges: Racing.com 1/28/16
By: Tom Biddington Racing NSW stewards have issued eight charges against Kembla Grange horseman Paul Murray, 19 months after finding a bottle containing cobalt at his stables. The charges relate to the high levels of cobalt found in swabs of his stable star Alma’s Fury, who won the Apollo Stakes
Racing: New Trainers’ Association Chief Andrew Nicholl Says Education Key To Horse Treatments: The Sydney Morning Herald 1/22/16
By: Michael Lynch Cobalt cases, drug infractions and the subsequent banning of a handful of trainers, pending appeal, have ensured that it has been a nightmare 12 months for the Victorian training fraternity. Inevitably the publicity that has accompanied the slew of high-profile cases, none more so than the headlines
Integrity Council To Review Ibuprofen: Racing.com 1/21/16
By: Shane Anderson The emergence of Ibuprofen as a problem drug in racing will be reviewed by the Racing Victoria (RV) Integrity Council when it meets on February 1. RV Stewards will brief the council on recent cases which have shown a number of horses returning a positive urine sample
