Racing NSW invests in cutting-edge technology to protect racing’s integrity By: Ray Thomas RACING NSW has further strengthened its drug detection processes by purchasing cutting-edge equipment that will be able to screen for more than 8000 different types of drugs in a single swab analysis. Peter V’landys, Racing NSW’s chief executive, said the new technology
Scone trainer Luke Griffith banned for four years over use of drug ice By: Chris Roots Scone trainer Luke Griffith admitted he had a drug problem to Racing NSW stewards on Thursday and it might have cost him his career after they disqualified him for four years on charges relating to the party drug ice.
Luke Griffith to face stewards after three winners test positive to ice By: Chris Roots Scone trainer Luke Griffith will face Racing NSW stewards after three winners from his stable tested positive the party drug ice. It is the first time the drug has been found in samples from horse in NSW. Stewards have been
Racing NSW banned trainer Luke Griffith after horses reportedly tested positive for crystal meth By: Chris Roots Scone trainer Luke Griffith was briefly banned from starting horses after contamination fears following reported positive swabs from horses in his stable to the party drug methamphetamine. He told News Corp "he was unsure why horses in his
Trainer Darren Smith's fate depends on what is an excessive level of cobalt By: Chris Roots The fate of Newcastle trainer Darren Smith's career will be decided within the next week by Racing NSW stewards and will come down to at what point does cobalt become a prohibited substance. Smith pleaded not guilty on Tuesday
By Clinton Payne A national threshold for levels of cobalt allowed in a horse's system will come into effect from the first day of 2015. Racing Victoria introduced a local rule on April 14, which designates cobalt a prohibited substance at a concentration of greater than 200 micrograms per litre in urine. From January 1,
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