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RQ To Follow Disqualified Persons Rule

Racing Queensland is likely to follow Racing Victoria and introduce rules which prevent disqualified persons from winning premierships. RQ has been in talks with RV about the rule and it will be discussed at the next board meeting. RQ faces the possibility of having the state's leading trainer for the season being a disqualified person[...]
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Weir Ruled Ineligible For Vic Premierships

Disqualified trainer Darren Weir has been ruled ineligible to claim this season's Victorian and Melbourne trainers' premierships under new criteria announced by Racing Victoria. Weir was disqualified for four years in February for possession of three electronic devices, commonly known as “jiggers”. Weir had trained 243 winners for the season in Victoria at the time[...]
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Wife Of Disqualified Trainer Set To Train

The wife of disqualified trainer Shannon Hope has been successful in a legal battle with Racing Victoria to be granted a restricted trainer's licence although a number of additional conditions have been attached. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has this week ruled Deirdre Hope be given a restricted licence, with certain stipulations.. Hope took[...]
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Rv Sets New Track Preparation Guidelines

Racetracks in Victoria will be prepared with more give under new guidelines which will come into effect from the start of next season. Under Racing Victoria's updated Racing Surface Preparation Guidelines, from August 1 all Victorian clubs will be asked to prepare the following racing surfaces for flat racing. – A track that is prepared[...]
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Change To Cup Weight Benchmark For Nh 3yos

A review of the benchmark weight for northern hemisphere three-year-olds in feature spring races has led to a change ahead of this year's carnival. Northern hemisphere three-year-olds have won the Melbourne Cup for the past two years, with Rekindling carrying 51.5kg in 2017 while last year Cross Counter won with 51kg. Racing Victoria's Greg Carpenter[...]
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Two Turf Meetings At Ballarat Transferred

Two more upcoming meetings scheduled for the Ballarat turf track have been transferred because of drainage issues and the effects of wet weather. Sunday's scheduled meeting has been switched from Ballarat's turf to its synthetic track while the meeting programmed for July 14 has been transferred to Bendigo. The meetings are the latest to be[...]
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Jarrod Mclean’s ‘Jigger’ Hearing Adjourned

The hearing of Victorian trainer Jarrod McLean's racing charges for possessing a banned electric-shock device has been adjourned until September. McLean, who was disqualified trainer Darren Weir's assistant, faced the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board in Melbourne on Monday. But his barrister Patrick Wheelahan immediately said he wanted the case heard behind closed doors. Asked[...]
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Mclean Faces Hearing Over ‘Jigger’ Charge

Victorian trainer Jarrod McLean is expected to fight racing charges for possessing a banned electric-shock device, found during the police raids that led to top trainer Darren Weir's disqualification. McLean, who was Weir's assistant and ran his stable at Warrnambool, will front a Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board hearing in Melbourne on Monday. He has[...]
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RV Stewards Charge Bookmaker Simon Beasley

Bookmaker Simon Beasley has been charged with misconduct in relation to his betting operations during a near five-month period earlier this season. Racing Victoria stewards charged Beasley on Friday with accepting and recording bets outside of his licence conditions from the start of September last year until January 26 this year. Stewards allege that during[...]
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Nash Rawiller Back Riding Trackwork

Nash Rawiller has ridden trackwork at Rosehill as he starts the road back to reclaiming his career after serving a lengthy disqualification. The multiple Group One-winning jockey was banned in April last year for 15 months by Hong Kong authorities for accepting gifts or money in exchange for tips. With his sentence soon to expire,[...]
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Rad Board To Hear Jarrod Mclean Charges

Victorian trainer Jarrod McLean is set to front a hearing into charges relating to the possession of an electronic apparatus, commonly known as a jigger. The trainer was also Darren Weir's assistant and ran his stable at Warrnambool. Two charges against McLean will be heard on June 17 by the Racing Aappeals and Disciplinary Board[...]
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Rain Forces Meeting Switch To Casterton

Casterton will host a meeting scheduled for Warrnambool which has been found to have surface water on the track. Racing Victoria stewards inspected Warrnambool on Monday and determined it would not be suitable for racing a day later. The track was in the heaviest range on Sunday and received an additional 14mm of rain overnight,[...]
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