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Ben Currie Found Guilty On Swab Charges

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has been found guilty on a further five charges, this time involving positive swabs. Currie is already serving a four-year disqualification over text messages which stewards found indicated the use of an electrical device (jigger). He is awaiting sentence on 12 other charges after being found guilty of race day treatments.[...]
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More Convictions For Trainer Ben Currie

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has been found guilty of a further 12 charges, this time, of race day administration and has been asked to make submissions on sentence. Currie had already been disqualified for four years after being found guilty of two charges involving texts which were alleged to indicate jigger use, two weeks ago.[...]
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Plan To Expedite Ben Currie Hearings

Queensland stewards hope to finalise inquiries into the remaining charges against Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie in the near future with plans to expedite hearings. Currie failed in a Supreme Court bid on Thursday to have a Racing Queensland decision to refuse his nominations suspended. Justice Jean Dalton made a preliminary finding that she could not[...]
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Mark Currie Gets Fine, Suspended Sentence

Toowoomba trainer Mark Currie has been fined $7500 and given a wholly suspended 12 months-suspension after pleading guilty to two race day administration charges. Currie had originally been disqualified for two years on 16 charges but had appealed to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The decision for him to plead guilty and be given[...]
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Trainer Ben Currie Loses Application

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has failed in an application to the Supreme Court for a temporary order preventing Racing Queensland from refusing his nominations. RQ invoked a recently revamped Australian Racing rule AR55 which it says allows it to refuse Currie's nominations. It meant a large number of horses have been transferred from Currie's stables[...]
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Ben Currie Files For Review On Racing Ban

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has lodged an application for an internal review of a stewards' decision to disqualify him for four years on two charges of bringing racing into disrepute. On Friday, stewards disqualified Currie two years on each charge under Australian Rules of racing AR 175 (a) but made them cumulative. Currie's barrister Jim[...]
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Legal Battle For Disqualified Currie

Racing in Queensland can expect more weeks of complicated legal action after Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie was disqualified for four years on two charges of bringing racing into disrepute. Stewards gave Currie two years on each charge under Australian Rules of racing AR 175 and made the penalties cumulative. Currie's barrister Jim Murdoch said he[...]
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Ben Currie Disqualified For Four Years

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has been disqualified for four years on two charges of bringing racing into disrepute. Currie has been facing 42 allegations, some dating back more than a year, and the two charges are the first to be resolved. Racing Queensland stewards charged Currie last month with two counts which originally involved allegations[...]
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Mishani To Hustle For Les Ross At Doomben

Trainer Les Ross knows first hand the talent of his new stable acquisition Mishani Hustler. Ross has been a long-time trainer for Mishani Hustler's owner Mick Crooks but the gelding has been with Toowoomba's Ben Currie for his career to date. But with Currie's nominations being refused by Racing Queensland as he faces several inquiries,[...]
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Ben Currie Horses Moved To Other Trainers

About 26 horses have been moved from controversial trainer Ben Currie's Toowoomba stables with some entered by other trainers for upcoming meetings. Currie is barred from nominating horses for meetings after Racing Queensland invoked Australian Racing Rule AR 55. He has sought a judicial review of the decision which allows RQ to refuse his nominations[...]
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