By: T.D. Thornton A Turfway Park barn search that turned up injectable medications, syringes, and needles has led to a pair of 90-day suspensions for trainer Amanda Dimmett and owner Jerry Dimmett. According to three Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards’ rulings dated Feb. 21 and 22, the Jan. 11 search of Turfway’s Barn 14 came
By: Racing.Com Staff Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams has been cleared of any rule breach, following an investigation into a raceday Ibuprofen detection in galloper Oregon Spirit. Oregon Spirit was set to race at Flemington on December 10, but was scratched at the barriers on veterinary advice after rearing in the gates. As it happened, the
By: Adam Pengilly Expect at least one trainer to make representations to have a previous penalty quashed in the wake of three others escaping without charge from the ibuprofen mess in the past week. Gary Portelli was the first trainer in NSW to come under the microscope for a positive to the anti-inflammatory when his ageing gelding Za
By: AAP Queen Elizabeth Stakes-winning trainer Kris Lees will face a positive swab inquiry, a Racing NSW stewards' statement has confirmed. The Lees-trained City Of Justice tested positive to the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen after winning at Taree in January. Newcastle-based Lees will front stewards on May 9, less than a month after he trained Lucia
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 been used on Signoff as
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 positive swabs long after they
By: Patrick Bartley Large doses of the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen is the reason for the continued number of long-term positive swabs to the treatment on raceday, according to racing sources. Fairfax Media has been told that a string of race-day positives stem from the improper prescription and treatment of horses on a Victorian property. An
By Matt Stewart SIGNOFF’S part-owner Sandy McGregor has challenged racing authorities to “make a call, immediately’’ on Ibuprofen, a drug that threatens to skittle the careers of a number of high-class horses. Trainer Darren Weir on Friday scratched Signoff from a 2400m race at Caulfield on Saturday, the fourth time this campaign the stayer has
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 to the drug. These cases
By: Matt Stewart THE Australian Trainers’ AssÂociation has urged its members to toss out their ibuprofen or suffer the unfair consequences. The list of trainers with Âinadvertent positive drug tests to the anti-inflammatory medication is growing — and the cost is significant; the horse loses the race and the trainer can be fined up to
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