Victorian trainer Kylie Vella has been charged over the race day treatment of a horse with an anti-inflammatory medication. Racing Victoria stewards have issued three charges stemming from a urine sample taken from the Vella-trained Admiral's Joker after he won at Flemington on May 25 last year. The first charge states Vella administered or caused[...]

The Kylie Vella-trained Admiral's Joker has returned a positive result to a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory after winning a race at Flemington on Andrew Ramsden Stakes day. Six-year-old gelding Admiral's Joker won an 1800m handicap on the May 25 program. Racing Analytical Services Limited said Admiral Joker's post-race urine sample showed the presence of Diclofenac, a prohibited[...]