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Queensland Cobalt Inquiries To Go Ahead

Several outstanding cobalt inquiries in Queensland will be dealt with according to the current rules despite the Australian Trainers' Association calling for a review of the science relating to the substance. Queensland Racing Integrity commissioner Ross Barnett said Racing Australia had advised him it had not resolved to review the situation and as such any[...]
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Vets To Report To RA On Cobalt Science

The Racing Australia board has asked its veterinary advisory committee to report back on the science of cobalt following a letter from the Australian Trainers Association. The ATA has asked RA to review rules in light of an increasing number of scientific opinions that cobalt levels can be inadvertently boosted by legally sourced and administered[...]
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Call For Cobalt Inquiry Intensifies

Some of Queensland's leading veterinarians and scientists have stepped up their campaign to get Australian racing regulators to implement an immediate moratorium on prosecutions for alleged misuse of cobalt. The move follows the nine-month suspension handed to veteran Toowoomba trainer Harry Richardson on cobalt charges last week. In Queensland alone there are nearly 30 cobalt[...]
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Challenge To Cobalt Rules To Resume Soon

Another important challenge to the Australian Racing rules involving cobalt will continue in Queensland early next month. Gold Coast trainer Kelly Doughty is fighting a conviction and 12 months disqualification after stewards found her guilty of presenting Blue Book to race with a cobalt level above the allowed threshold at Doomben in November 2017. Doughty,[...]
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Ben Smith Faces Stewards Over Cobalt

Trainer Ben Smith has pleaded guilty to several charges relating to elevated cobalt levels found in some of his horses including giving false evidence to stewards investigating the matter. The Newcastle-based Smith was stood down after a stable raid in September last year when several unregistered products were found on his premises. On Tuesday, he[...]
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