Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Rickie Alchin – Sydney’s number 5 trainer – took four horses to Tamworth on Thursday night. All of them had metropolitan or provincial grade 1 race or trial form. They each started fave or near the top of the betting market. Every single one of the four went like busted arses, so bad that it […]
Robert Heathcote should have been a politician, for he can spin a story in his favour almost as well as Warnie used to bowl leggies. The issue isn’t whether or not his horses that were scratched yesterday throw a positive swab to cobalt. That issue is totally irrelevant. Hemoplex is a prohibited substance, banned from […]
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 […]
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, […]
