The Curious Case of Cran Dalgety – The Trainer Who Had Breached the Substance Rules Seven Times in the Past But Was Treated as a First Offender
The NZ Racing Integrity Board adjudicator’s decision to fine trainer Cran Dalgety just $5750 for what was his eighth positive swab offence is quite frankly baffling, and so is the rationale for it. His star mare Beside Me threw a confirmed positive to the potent anti-inflammatory painkiller Meloxicam at the Nelson race meeting in January. […]