By: Stuart Riley There can be a multitude of reasons for a failed doping test and there is an early leader for the most bizarre cause of a positive this year after the BHA on Thursday disqualified two Suzi Best-trained runners. Outrath and Ertidaad, who won two days apart on the all-weather at Kempton in February 2018,
By: Michael Verney JOSEPH O'BRIEN has avoided sanction from the Irish Horse Racing Board (IHRB) despite having one of his horses disqualified after testing positive for a banned substance earlier this year. The O'Brien-trained Pedisnap won the Golf Membership Gowran Apprentice Handicap at Gowran Park on August 15 under champion apprentice Shane Crosse but was
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 times above the legal threshold
By: AAP A stablehand employed by trainer Ben Currie has been disqualified for three months on a race day treatment charge with two other inquiries have been adjourned. Cameron Schwenke, who was banned for three months, Ben Currie's father Mark Currie and stablehand Greg Britnell were to face a resumed inquiry on Friday. The Mark
By: Brent Zerafa Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh have escaped any form of suspension or disqualification in relation to the cobalt saga, with VCAT President Justice Greg Garde electing to issue a fine to both trainers. O'Brien has been $8000, or $2000 for each horse under his care that tested positive to cobalt, while Kavanagh has been fined
By: Calla Wahlquist Trainers and employees linked to racing industry heavyweight Aquanita have been accused of administering Vicks Vapor Rub and sodium bicarbonate to horses just before a race. Eight people, including five trainers, were charged on Tuesday following a three-month investigation by Racing Victoria. The investigation began on 7 October, when Greg Nellingan, a stablehand
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