Equine vet Adam Matthews and Mornington trainer Lisa Enright have been questioned by police as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption and illegal activity within the state’s racing industry.
Winona Costin says her nose is so sensitive she can’t wear sunglasses and needs a special surgical mask when outdoors. But she wasn’t allowed to use it at a NSW race meeting.
Chair Colin Brown said staff at the authority had been going through a “difficult time” since the incident involving John Yovich was revealed.
Jockey Serg Lisnyy will return to trackwork after his animal cruelty disqualification was changed to a suspension by the Racing NSW Appeals appeal.
The ruling came despite Magistrate Kay Ryan saying phone intercepts and bank payments were “highly suggestive” of racing rules being breached.
The stewards found that there was no intent to injure the horse,but that jockey Serg Lisnyy was responsible for the injuries.
Warwick Farm trainer David Pfieffer has pleaded guilty to swapping his own drug test with that of a staff member and given a nine-month disqualification.
The Racing NSW boss sued the broadcaster over a two-year investigation,which he argued made him look very bad and flippant about issues of racehorse cruelty.
The stalemate continues on potential changes to whip rules in Australian racing,while the bitter relationship between racing’s two most powerful states will take another twist at national board level when they negotiate who will be the sport’s next chairman.
The trainer and wife of former cricketer Mark Waugh is preparing to clear her name after Racing NSW issued charges against her over the treatment of a racehorse.
A post-mortem report into the death of Anthony Van Dyck found that had the horse been scanned in the lead-up to the Cup,it may have identified the potential for serious injury.