BHA: it would be naive to think the use of cobalt is not more widespread: Racing Post 8/15/18
By: Richard Birch It would be naive to believe that the use of cobalt, the potentially performance-enhancing and prohibited substance at the heart of the high-profile case involving the Bastiman family, is not more widespread in Britain, the BHA warned on Wednesday. Trainer Rebecca Bastiman escaped with a £5,000 fine on Tuesday after being
Trainer Robin Bastiman banned from racing for three years after giving horse cobalt injection: Mail Online 8/14/18
By: Sam Turner Robin Bastiman, best known for his handling of dual Nunthorpe winner Borderlescott, has been disqualified from racing for three years after a BHA inquiry found the former trainer guilty of injecting 2016 Wolverhampton winner John Caesar with cobalt. Retrospective testing showed the gelding was more than three
Integrity Bill gets green light: Racing.com 8/10/18
By: James Tzaferis Racing Minister Martin Pakula's Racing Integrity Bill passed through the Upper House without amendment on Thursday, paving the way for a new integrity structure in Victorian racing within the next 12 months. The Bill was introduced to State Parliament in June to create the Victorian Racing Integrity
Bastimans to face charges after positive cobalt test on Wolverhampton winner: Racing Post 8/7/18
By: Lee Mottershead Rebecca Bastiman will on Friday become the first British trainer to face charges of a positive cobalt test after the BHA's retrospective testing system shone the spotlight on handicapper John Caesar following his success in a race at Wolverhampton two years ago. Along with her father and
Commonly used supplement believed to be central to first Irish cobalt probe: Racing Post 7/25/18
By: Richard Forristal A commonly used supplement is understood to be at the centre of an investigation into the first positive test in Irish racing for the banned substance cobalt. Warendorf, a point-to-point winner trained by Pat Kelly, the three-time Cheltenham Festival-winning handler whose Presenting Percy heads the betting for
Horse owners question Malta Racing Club doping decision: Times Malta 7/28/18
By: Jacob Borg Horse owners forming part of the Malta Racing Club (MRC) have raised questions about a decision to allow two horses to retain their race wins, despite testing positive for a steroid that remains present in the horses’ bloodstream for a number of weeks. Information available on the
