By: Shane Anderson Trainers Lee and Shannon Hope will argue that the laboratories employed by Racing Victoria to test for cobalt were not properly accredited when their appeals are heard by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on August 1. In an explosive directions hearing in front of Judge Pamela Jenkins at VCAT on
By: Mark Russell A Supreme Court judge has cleared Mornington trainer Mark Riley over claims he used a prohibited substance on a racehorse in a decision expected to have widespread ramifications for the racing industry across Australia. An ecstatic Mr Riley told Fairfax Media after the judgment was handed down on Thursday that his life
In an adjourned penalty hearing Monday, Australia’s Racing and Disciplinary Appeals Board pronounced a three-year ban against Victorian trainer Mark Riley. On Jan. 29, Riley was found guilty of administering the prohibited substance TCO2 (bi-carb) to one of his charges ahead of a race at Sandown last July. The trainer pleaded not guilty and argued
The owners of leading Blue Diamond Stakes contender Of The Brave will have to find a new trainer following the disqualification of Mark Riley. The Victorian trainer was given the ban for a bi-carb offence on Monday, a day before acceptances for Saturday's Group One race at Caulfield. Chief steward Terry Bailey says the owners
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