Trainer Guy Cherel Arrested: TDN Europe 9/18/18
Press Release: Guy Cherel, one of the leading jumps trainers in France, was arrested on Monday in connection with an ongoing doping investigation, according to a report in French newspaper Le Parisien. Also a noted breeder of jumpers, Cherel, 58, has a training stable at Maisons-Laffitte as well as a stud
Waller hopes for common sense on Victorian fertility drug ban: The Sydney Morning Herald 9/9/18
By: Chris Roots Champion trainer Chris Waller believes the ban on use of Altrenogest in Victoria will not effect the spring plans for any mares in his stable, including the bid of Winx for a fourth Cox Plate. The drug, which regulates the fertility cycle of mares, has been been found
Will ruling send more Victorian horses north? The Sydney Morning Herald 9/7/18
By: Michael Lynch Could more Victorian-trained fillies and mares be heading across the border to race in NSW this spring rather than chase the rich prizes in their home state? Some fear it's possible after Racing Victoria warned trainers off using products containing the compound Altrenogest (which is an element
Trainer Richard Laming suspended: Wide World of Sports 8/31/18
By: AAP Cranbourne trainer Richard Laming has been suspended by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board over a race day administration charge. Laming was charged by Racing Victoria stewards following a race day stable inspection when the horse Patient, engaged to race, and subsequently scratched, at Sandown on February 7,
IHRB to hold seminars after spike in positive drug tests: The Irish Times 8/31/18
By: Brian O'Connor A spike in the number of positive drug tests this year has prompted racing’s regulatory body to organise seminars to try and educate trainers, vets and stable staff on the dangers of using prohibited substances. Three seminars headed by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board’s chief veterinary officer,
Trainers want action on arsenic threshold: The West Australian 8/15/18
By: Jay Rooney The WA Racing Trainers’ Association has called for an urgent overhaul of the national threshold for arsenic after a spate of positive swabs. After meeting with Racing and Wagering WA general manager of integrity Denis Borovica, chief steward Brad Lewis and veterinarian Judith Medd last Friday, the
