Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
MR BARRON: ls it 4.2 days over there? THE CHAIRMAN: Well, it’s not actually able to be used out here. There is no — no product — no worming products registered for use in horses in Australia that contain levamisole. MR BARRON: For horses or cattle or anything? THE CHAIRMAN: For horses. There is for […]
THE CHAIRMAN: Yes. And you said that your vet gave it to you? MR BARRON: Yes. THE CHAIRMAN: So was it on prescription or was just — he sold it to you? MR BARRON: Well, l don’t know‘ He — he just gave it to us and billed it to us. THE CHAIRMAN: Okay. And […]
Dear Mr Dumesny Thank you for your correspondence regarding the above. I agree with your contention in relation to the assertion in a recently published story on peterprofit.com stating that Michael Prentice was stood down from duty for 3 months. This was a typographical error that was raised to my attention by a friend of Mr […]
Aggravating factors that may be considered in determining any penalty include, but are not limited to, the following: • prior breaches of the AHRR; • impact on the racing horse; • lack of remorse; • lack of response to any prior warnings issued specifically to the individual, or to widespread notices or educational material issued […]
For some strange reason South Australian harness racing fans have bestowed trainer/driver Luke O’Neill with the nickname The Juice. It’s unfortunate, because all juices are made from pressed fruit, and life didn’t turn out real good for the last chap who bore the moniker. Anyone can see why they called OJ Simpson the juice, but […]
Extract from HRNSW Stewards findings in the positive swab case of trainer Kerry Ann Morris The highest concentrations of levamisole residues were found in the liver in all species tested. In cattle, sheep and goats, at 7 days after treatment, the yeast residues in the liver samples were below 100/g/kg. At 14 days, they were […]
The Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council unanimously advanced the reclassification of levamisole as a Class B substance. Their recommendation, which needs approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, would put it in line with those of the Association of Racing Commissioners International and submitted-for-approval rules of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. Class B drugs have […]
Dear Archie Re your recent stories about Kerry Ann Morris and Jack Trainor. Levamisole is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and metabolized in the liver. Its time to peak plasma concentration is 1.5–2 hours. The plasma elimination half-life is fairly quick at 3–4 hours which can contribute to not detecting levamisole intoxication. The metabolite […]
You got the wrong Sam son. The Doc from Rangiora looks heaps straighter, but is a whole lot more bent. Jason Grimson has been going very well over the past couple of years hasn’t he? It’s all in the feed some people want to tell you. They are wrong. The feed helps, and the supplements […]
It has been a whisper for some time now that Murchison based northern Victorian trot trainer Greg Fleming is a bowler for prominent harness racing identity David Moran, the controversial former trainer and driver of the champion Lochinvar Art. The numbers certainly give rise and weight to the suspicion. In the decade from season 2011/12 […]
