Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Racing Victoria (RV) has been made aware of a Harness Racing New South Wales (HRNSW) investigation in which the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) has detected traces of levamisole in a sample of the oral worm drench product iO Fenbender 100. Metabolites of levamisole include aminorex and pemoline which are stimulants and hence, levamisole is a […]
Racing NSW this week issued an Industry Notice about the discovery of industrial grade solutions of the substance dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in racing stables, and of its administration either intravenously or via nasogastric tube to horses in training. This is a concern for a number of reasons, because DMSO: (a) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), […]
Industry notice regarding the use of DMSO Recent stable inspections conducted by Racing NSW have identified the possession and use of industrial-grade dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) products such as Pharmachem DMSO within licensed thoroughbred racing stables. These products have been found administered either intravenously or via nasogastric tube to horses in training, often at the sole […]
This Border Control Seizure Notice is from 2017. The substance is EPO. Rebecca Geurds was the intended recipient of the EPO. Geurds is a licensed South Australian trot trainer. EPO is banned at the trots. If you are caught using it you will be disqualified for a very long time. This Seizure Notice […]
Blood doping in horses is a performance-enhancing practice that boosts the blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity by artificially increasing red blood cell (RBC) counts. In equestrian sports, blood doping is used to improve stamina, endurance, and recovery, allowing horses to perform at high intensity for a prolonged period. Blood doping is an effective performance enhancement that poses […]
A million magic crystalsPretty pure and whiteA multi-million dollarsAlmost overnightTwice as sweet as sugarTwice as pure as salt And if you get hooked babyIt’s nobody else’s fault – Grandmaster Flash, White Lines QLD jockey Amy Graham has been cleared of a charge conduct prejudicial to the image of racing under Australian Racing Rule 228(a), after […]
Looking back at the Ted Caruana case with the benefit of hindsight, a few things that were clouded before become clear. One is that Caruana sent young driver Taylor Ford, who he was having a feud with, a picture of Jason Grimson and his now imprisoned accused of major drug trafficking mate Justin ‘Tatts’ Downey […]
Albion Park 20 November 2025 Race 8 GARRARDS HORSE AND HOUND PACE 1660m MS Son Of The Shark is a five-year-old that coming into this race had run 55 times for just 5 wins. The quickest of them was the last one, 20 months before, when he had won in 1.53.7 over the mile at […]
NSW harness racing trainer Joe Fenech has escaped penalty despite pleading guilty to a presentation offence involving Levamisole, after raising his use of the supposedly ‘safe’ wormer Fenbender 100 to explain his breach. The Stewards of the Hanging State accepted Fenech’s explanation, finding that the trainer’s culpability for the offence was negligible, as he could […]
The most remarkable thing about the swab testing regimes employed by principal harness racing associations around Australia is that, with the possible exception of NSW, virtually none of them are taking hair samples from horses. I don’t know why this is the case, but not taking specimens of hair means that Stewards in every State […]
