Victorian lab will be first in Australia to test for cobalt as racing…: Herald Sun 2/20/15

Victorian lab will be first in Australia to test for cobalt as racing steps up fight against PEDs By Leo Schlink and Daryl Timms VICTORIAN racing’s fight against performance-enhancing substances has escalated with the creation of Australia’s first cobalt-testing laboratory. When completed, the $350,000 lab will test both blood and urine samples for cobalt and

Trainer Brett McDonald charged with doping violations at Ruakaka trials: Stuff.co.nz 2/4/15

By: Barry Lichter Cambridge trainer Brett McDonald was today charged with administering the pain-killing drug bute to four runners at the Ruakaka trials, including the horse which broke both its front legs and crashed, seriously injuring jockey Christopher Dell. The Racing Integrity Unit charged McDonald, father of champion jockey James McDonald, and his stable foreman

Six trainers face possible bans over cobalt levels after initial…: Herald Sun 1/30/15

By: Brad Davidson THREE thoroughbred and three harness trainers are facing possible bans after nine samples came back above the cobalt threshold in Racing Queensland’s initial tests on 340 urine samples. But no names were revealed as Racing Queensland wish to keep the identity of those trainers in possible hot water secret until the B-samples

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