As Darren Weir’s daughters oversee the removal of more than 100 racehorses from his property,they say their father is being shut out of the industry for longer than he deserves.
The disgraced trainer has been issued a further disqualification for using an electronic shock device on three racehorses in 2018.
Kylie Rogers is the second AFL executive to have departed for another major sporting organisation after missing out on the top job at league headquarters. Meanwhile,the Gillon McLachlan waiting game continues.
Spy cameras,underperforming horses and the illegal plan that led to the downfall of Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir.
Darren Weir attempted to corrupt the outcome of the 2018 Melbourne Cup by using an electronic device on his sole runner Red Cardinal a week before the race,the Victorian Racing Tribunal heard on Monday.
The brother of Darren Weir has called for Racing Victoria to let the Melbourne Cup winner train again. His plea comes as Weir prepares to front the Victorian Racing Tribunal on charges relating to using a jigger on three horses before the 2018 Cup carnival.
The Melbourne Cup-winning trainer’s four-year ban from the sport ends on Monday. But he now has another obstacle in his path if he wants to get another training licence.
Payne's historic victory on Prince of Penzance five years ago appeared to have smashed a glass ceiling for female jockeys. But Jamie Kah will be just the third woman to ride in the Melbourne Cup since.
Melbourne Cup-winning horse trainer must wait before he learns if he'll face trial on charges of conspiring to cheat officials and animal cruelty offences.
A little over a month after he was disqualified from the industry,Darren Weir's best horse was sold. What followed was a year-long fight over a training commission.
The police informant at the centre of Darren Weir's animal cruelty case said jockeys he spoke to did not cooperate with police.