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First Positive In France To Blood Agent

Australia is among the jurisdictions maintaining vigilance in testing for substances such as the synthetic blood agent known as ITPP. A French laboratory has detected the first positive result in a racehorse to ITPP, or myo-inositol trispyrophosphate. The substance was detected in a urine sample from Akoya, the winner of a Group One race for[...]
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Hong Kong authorities investigating illegal HKJC betting ring

An underground betting ring has been exposed in Hong Kong following investigations from the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The ICAC announced the findings on November 11, reporting that 21 people in separate horse racing roles were involved in the betting scandal. “Privileged information” was being passed on from Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) employees[...]
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Trainer Ben Currie To Fight All Charges

Lawyers for trainer Ben Currie say he is committed to fighting his ever-growing list of convictions through the legal process. Currie has been disqualified for a total of four-and-a-half years after being hit with a further two years on the sidelines on Friday. Stewards imposed the two-year disqualification after he was found guilty of 12[...]
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Trainer Ben Currie Gets Two More Years

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie faces four-and-a-half years on the sidelines after being disqualified for a further two years for race day treatment. Currie was already disqualified for four years on two charges involving text messages but he was partly successful in an internal review and had the sentence reduced by 18 months to 30 months.[...]
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Racehorse Owner Damion Flower Refused Bail

High-profile racehorse owner Damion Flower has been refused bail by a magistrate who said the strong drug smuggling case against him appeared to show he had a “supervision” role in the scheme. Flower, whose stakes in a suite of racehorses includes Australia's champion stallion Snitzel, is accused of helping to smuggle more than 55 kilograms[...]
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Sam Kavanagh Has Sentence Reduced

Disqualified trainer Sam Kavanagh could return as soon as October after the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal reduced his penalty. Kavanagh was outed in 2015 for nine years and three months on a raft of charges relating to cobalt in his horses and race day treatments. Tribunal head David Armati has ruled Kavanagh could not have[...]
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Flower Stood Down In Victoria And Nsw

Victorian authorities will follow Racing NSW in standing down owner Damion Flower who is facing serious drug charges. Flower, 47, and airport worker To Oto O Junior Mafiti were arrested on Wednesday after authorities uncovered an alleged trafficking ring operating at Sydney Airport. The high-profile racehorse owner will front a bail hearing next week. Racing[...]
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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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Horse Carries Wrong Number To Win

Stewards have opened an inquiry into how two horses including the winner carried the wrong saddle cloths in a race at Toowoomba. Number five saddlecloth was first across the line in a race on Saturday night, but instead of being carried by Unimaginable, it was being worn by the horse Royal Warfare. Unimaginable was shown[...]
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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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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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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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