Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Racing Victoria presented only one expert witness in the Darren Weir case, an Equitation Scientist (whatever that is) named Dr Andrew McLean. Dr McLean’s role in the case was to demonstrate that the use of a jigger on a horse in training had the potential to corrupt the outcome of a professional thoroughbred horse race. […]
We are not comfortably satisfied that the outcomes of the relevant races were in fact affected. Therefore, the cases of the Stewards succeed or fail on the “likely to affect” provision. It in turn succeeds or fails on the finding of the capacity of the jigger treatment given to the horses to affect the outcome […]
Tasracing has endorsed the issuing of notices to ban four racing industry participants adversely named in the Murrihy Report on Friday. Tasracing chief executive Andrew Jenkins said the Warning Off Notices were issued this morning (last Friday) and would take effect immediately. “Warning Off Notices cannot be open ended in terms of time,” he said. “An […]
Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonlkin – under whose name the pair’s team are trained these days – had starters in 3 of the 4 Nutrien Sales final races at Melton last night and won them all. Bay of Biscay trained in Emma’s name won the 3yo colt’s final, earning $75 000 as a reward. The […]
Nigel McGrath is a cheat. By his own reckoning McGrath was giving his horses the banned substance propantheline bromide – a muscle relaxant that works like EPO by increasing the flow of blood – for two years during the Blue Magic scandal that resulted in 2 people dead, supposedly by suicide, although few believe the […]
Tamworth trainer Dean Chapple has this week been disqualified for 2 years on a charge of presenting one of his horses to race (and win) with the painkiller Meloxicam in it’s system. Click to access 240419%20mr%20dean%20chapple%20inquiry%20conducted.pdf It’s an extraordinarily heavy sentence for a substance breach offence that usually attracts just fines. Look at some of […]
You might remember our story a couple of weeks ago about the serial SA harness blow up merchant Lou Trotta being handed a 14 month disqualification for abusing first his own driver after a race, and then later a steward at the hearing into the original matter. It was Trotta’s umpteenth conduct breach offence, and […]
Police seized drugs and “items of interest” as part of an early morning raid at a high-profile Gold Coast horse racing stable. Police sources have told the Bulletin 10 officers, including the dog squad, executed a search warrant at the property on Ken Russell Court, Bundall at about 5.30am on Sunday March 24. It’s understood […]
152 Priorities concerning horse to be driven (1) The owner or trainer of a horse in a race shall not drive any other horse in the race except with the permission of the Chairman of Stewards. (2) A person who owns or trains more than one horse starting in a race and who desires to drive […]
The talk of the Gold Coast track is all about a pre-dawn police raid at trainer Mel Eggleston’s place at the Gold Coast at about 4am on Sunday morning. Apparently there were more than a dozen cops involved bearing warrants who went through his house like a dose of salts until 9.00 am, and took […]
