Darren Weir Charged Over Jiggers

Racing Online - Horse Racing News - Darren Weir Charged Over Jiggers

Cups Betting Racing News

Australia's leading racehorse trainer Darren Weir is pleading for his career after being asked to show cause why he should not be suspended pending the outcome of an into electronic devices found in his stables.

Racing stewards charged Weir on Friday relating to possession of three of the taser-like devices known as .

They also charged him with failing to give evidence at the stewards inquiry and with conduct prejudicial to the image of racing.

RV opened the inquiry on Thursday, a day after they and officers from the sports integrity unit raided his stables at and where they found the jiggers designed to give a horse an electric shock.

His assistant, licensed trainer Jarrod Weir who runs the Warrnambool stable, has also been charged with possession of a device and with failure to answer questions at the inquiry.

McLean has also been asked to show cause why he should not be stood down.

Stewards have scratched both trainers' horses from on Friday night.

Weir's 11 horses scheduled to run at the Caulfield feature meeting on Saturday including the short-priced favourite, , in the , have also all been scratched.

A third man, stable employee Tyson Kermond, has been charged with failure to give evidence at the inquiry.

A five-time Melbourne premiership winner, Weir runs the biggest stable in the country with more than 600 horses on the books and dozens of staff at both locations.

His biggest win so far came in the 2015 Melbourne Cup when 100-1 chance Prince Of Penzance claimed a famous victory for Michelle Payne.

Want more racing news? Cups Betting delivers you the latest horse racing news from all the major thoroughbred cups and feature races.

Related Posts

Leave A Comment