Weir’s ban for jigger could be extended

Weir’s ban for jigger could be extended

Darren Weir’s hopes of returning from a four-year disqualification in February are in doubt,after Racing Victoria confirmed it was reactivating an investigation into Weir for using a jigger on three horses in October,2018.

  • byDamien Ractliffe

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Punter claims he was unfairly banned by Betfair for using ‘stream’

Punter claims he was unfairly banned by Betfair for using ‘stream’

An in-play horse racing punter says Betfair unfairly closed his VIP account without warning after he was dobbed in for using a “stream” that gave him an edge on punters at home.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
‘He’s a horse of a lifetime’:Two-time Melbourne Cup runner Steel Prince dies at Eagle Farm

‘He’s a horse of a lifetime’:Two-time Melbourne Cup runner Steel Prince dies at Eagle Farm

Steel Prince,a two-time Melbourne Cup runner,has died in tragic circumstances at Eagle Farm in Brisbane after suffering a heart attack coming out of the gates and collapsing in the home straight.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
‘Dramatic act of negligence’:Jockey who forgot last lap fails to have ban overturned

‘Dramatic act of negligence’:Jockey who forgot last lap fails to have ban overturned

A jockey who misjudged the number of laps in a race last week,pulling up his horse when there was a lap to go,has failed to have his two-month ban for negligence overturned.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Union will call urgent meeting after claims of historic abuse in racing

Union will call urgent meeting after claims of historic abuse in racing

The Australian Workers Union will call an urgent meeting with its members following revelations of a civil lawsuit and an independent review of historical abuse claims in the racing industry.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Police investigating historical abuse claims against racehorse trainer

Police investigating historical abuse claims against racehorse trainer

Flemington racecourse is at the centre of a police probe as the Victorian racing industry launches an independent review into physical and sexual abuse claims dating back decades.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
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Racing integrity boss opens Aquanita books to ensure cheats caught in future

Racing integrity boss opens Aquanita books to ensure cheats caught in future

A year into his tenure as Victorian racing’s integrity commissioner,Sean Carroll has requested documents from Racing Victoria as part of a review into how the Aquanita investigation was handled.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Trainer who wouldn’t let vet provide emergency care disqualified for three years

Trainer who wouldn’t let vet provide emergency care disqualified for three years

Trainer Bryce Stanaway was found guilty of seven misconduct charges at the Victorian Racing Tribunal on Thursday.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Trainer fined $3000 to end ‘joke’ three-year cobalt saga

Trainer fined $3000 to end ‘joke’ three-year cobalt saga

Ballarat trainer Archie Alexander says he knows of horses at other stables that he should have been training,had a “joke” cobalt charge not hung over his head for more than three years.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
'Fit and proper'test to face scrutiny ahead of Weir's racing return

'Fit and proper'test to face scrutiny ahead of Weir's racing return

The rigour of Racing Victoria’s character test will be put under pressure when a number of returning disqualified trainers reapply for their licences in coming months.

  • byDamien Ractliffe
Greyhound racing’s Disneyland ‘trip of a lifetime’ prize goes missing

Greyhound racing’s Disneyland ‘trip of a lifetime’ prize goes missing

An integrity probe is underway to find out what happened to a $10,000 Disneyland holiday that was supposed to go to a greyhound racing follower.

  • byDamien Ractliffe