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Qld Stewards Make Suspension Rules Clear

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has clarified the basis on which trainers can operate if they are suspended rather than disqualified. In Queensland it has been rare for trainers to be suspended instead of facing disqualification. A disqualified person can not be on licensed premises which includes racetracks and even their own homes if they[...]
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Five Stood Down After Gold Coast Raid

Queensland Racing Integrity Commission officers have found five trackwork riders tested positive to prohibited substances during a raid at the Gold Coast. In a media release, a QRIC spokesperson said the Monday morning operation involved the testing of 52 people including track riders and jockeys. The raid also found four people who were unlicensed to[...]
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Meeting To Shed Light On New Racing Rule

Queensland trainers will ask for more clarity regarding the new rule governing arrival times for runners in feature races. New Racing Queensland board member Graham Quirk will be joined by representatives from RQ, the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission and Brisbane Racing Club at the meeting on Thursday to discuss wide-ranging issues. One of the main[...]
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Ron Maund Fined For Assaulting Stewards

Veteran Queensland trainer Ron Maund has been fined $2000 with no conviction recorded on charges of assaulting two Racing Integrity officers. In the District Court in Toowoomba on Tuesday, Maund, 75, pleaded guilty to one count of serious assault while armed and one count of serious assault. The court heard the two officers from the[...]
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Ben Currie Charged With Fraud

Queensland's most successful trainer of winners this season, Ben Currie, has been charged with fraud involving allegations he used performance enhancing drugs to win prize money. It is believed to be the first time since the late Hayden Haitana in 1985 was charged with fraud out of the Fine Cotton substitution case a Queensland trainer[...]
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Vaccination Urged On Hendra Virus In Qld

Queensland owners and trainers have been reminded to make sure their horses are vaccinated against the Hendra virus after a confirmed case in NSW. A spokesperson for the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission said the NSW Department of Primary Industries had advised the deadly Hendra virus was confirmed in a horse at a property near Australia's[...]
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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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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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