QRIC’s Principal Vet Said Hemoplex Has No Nutritional or Welfare Value – And the Appeal Body Says There is No Excuse For Using It
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, […]
Robert Heathcote Spins a Yarn, and Talks Himself into a World of Pain – Why Every Heathcote Runner Since May Last Year Must Be Disqualified
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 […]
Racing Queensland Advisory Notice to Trainers 21 May 2021
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 […]
Heathcote Update – It Was Injectable Blood Blood Builders
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 […]
What Has Saint Robert Done Now?
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 […]
Wilbur Gets Dusted
Brisbane trainer Wil Hulbert’s appeal against the $1000 fine he was issued for making and distributing an expletive laden diatribe abusing jockey Andrew Mallyon was always ambitious, and $1.10 to fail. If you took the shorts you got the money. QCAT decided that Wilbur’s defence that his crazed rant was just a chat between mates, […]
Nash Should Have Been Given a Medal, Not a Suspension
Everyone in the world has an opinion about Nash Rawiller’s ride on Kementari at Randwick on the weekend, and most of them are negative. Mine is different. I saw it as just good, hard, competitive riding of the type you would hope for and expect of your jockey in a feature race. Josh Parr told […]
Deal or No Deal? – This is What Happens When the Tribunal Won’t Answer the Hard Cobalt Questions
The appeal in the case of QRIC v Darrell Graham was expected to provide the definitive decision on cobalt positives, by determining the issue of whether it was in fact the high speed, extreme temperature testing methods employed by the racing labs that were splitting ordinary vitamin B cells in such a way that it […]
The Only Thing Bizarre About C. Rawiller’s Ride at Oakbank Was That Some People Thought it Was
"Bizarre!" A daring ride from Campbell Rawiller results in victory aboard Plympton 😲@BalfourRyan pic.twitter.com/LaUBuzT9hX — Racing.com (@Racing) April 18, 2022 Many pundits including the caller reckon that Campbell Rawiller’s ride on Plympton at Oakbank yesterday was bizarre. I totally disagree. The rail at Oakbank has been off forever when the track is wet, because the […]