Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ashford Secret is a very slow pacer that has: 1. Had nine starts and never finished closer than 5th 2. Been beaten an average of just under 40 metres every time it has gone around 3. Gone off at an average price of over $100 at each of its past 7 starts Last night at […]
Cobalt containing injectable formulations such as Hemoplex® and Hemo-15® are approved for clinical use by veterinary drug regulating authorities in many countries including Australia, Canada and Hong Kong, and several cobalt containing oral supplements such as Avalia-4®, Boost Paste® and Horsepower® are commercially available. The acknowledged use of cobalt containing compounds in medicine or simply […]
The Cobalt precedents for a ‘presentation’ offence within the Queensland racing industry previously incurred a minimum penalty of a twelve (12) month disqualification. Notwithstanding, in some recent matters penalties of a nine (9) month disqualification have been imposed, taking into account the relevant circumstances of individual cases and that of Queensland Civil Administration Tribunal decisions, […]
Rob Heathcote is claiming that he didn’t know Hemoplex was banned. That’s a load of rubbish. EVERYONE in the close knit racing world knows that the cobalt containing solution is banned, so it is inconceivable that Heathcote doesn’t. And be clear that we are not talking false positive cobalt caused by Vitamin B being spun […]
From 1 May 2021, the Australian Rules of Racing will prohibit: the possession of injectable products containing cobalt salts; and the administration of cobalt salts by injection. These bans are set out in new rules AR 252A (possession) and AR 254A (administration). Penalties apply for failure to comply with these rules. Racing Australia reiterates its […]
The drug Robert Heathcote was caught with this morning was Hemoplex. It’s mixture of iron, vitamins, minerals and amino acids, just like the boost paste that Heathcoate crucified Ben Currie for using. There is a big difference between the two though. Boost paste is given to horses over the tongue. Hemoplex is injected with a […]
All of Robert Heathcote’s runners at Doomben today have been scratched by order of the Stewards. The word out of Eagle Farm is that a surprise raid on Heathcote’s stable by the Integrity Investigation Team located performance enhancing substance that should not have been there, and which under no circumstances are allowed to be used […]
We wrote earlier today about how NSW trainer Michael Muscat has just been given six years for returning a positive swab with a horse that started at long odds and ran a nondescript seventh at Bathurst. I bet he wished he lived in New Zealand. They reward bad behaviour over there. A trainer named Scott […]
Mickey Muscat doesn’t have the greatest disciplinary record in the world that’s for sure. In the past 16 years he’s been put out twice for positive swabs, and it wasn’t that long ago that they let him back in. It didn’t last. Mickey’s pacer Knight Mariner threw an over the limit TCO read in the […]
