Their sport is so clean and ours is so dirty??oh really

[Toohard]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/22258011

One of the trainers at one of the worlds biggest thoroughbred set ups didn't know you couldn't give steroids to racehorses?

[aussiebreno]

Chris Waller also got a few positives apparently. Big news with Singleton yesterday.
While harness racing would welcome all this news to get a cleaner industry but its different in the 'kings' sport. They are livid at all this and struggle to see upsides.

[teecee]

http://www.racingnsw.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=13957

[Toohard]

2 more positives (not for cobalt) for Moody horses in Sydney.

[DRUIDRACING]

news on Mr Moody a positive in NSW for Ibuprofin enquiry on the 2/2/2105

[Race For Fun]

Is this ok here as may be of interest to harness folk as well? If not move it on.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/owners-may-sue-trainers-and-vets-over-racings-cobalt-crisis-20150212-13d700.html

[Richard prior]

Yes very interesting Tony, Looks like the threat from the Owners will now see some sanity come out of this scenario.

[arlington]

OTI Racing, Terry Henderson and Simon O'Donnell, issued a circular to their owners not long after the positives, suggesting similar concerns. A link was posted under the Cobalt thread. #421

[squaregaiter]

Can anyone please confirm that Ibuprofin is the masking agent for other drugs ? "I am told" a leading vet stated this in confidence in the last few weeks

[allanjg]

terry bailey`s house shot last night...punters.com forum running hot and not a post on this forum for 24 hours....odd.

[Messenger]

terry bailey`s house shot last night...punters.com forum running hot and not a post on this forum for 24 hours....odd.

Why odd Allan, sadly we can go days without anybody posting (a week if you ban me LOL) and although we have been covering all things Cobalt, it is not strictly a harness story

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/police-investigate-shooting-at-home-of-chief-racing-steward-terry-bailey-20151025-gki8ph.html

[Messenger]

Racing cannot get much worse headlines than 'shooting' and I saw The Sun today and read an article about crowds being down at both the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate.

[Messenger]

I bet they would have liked the Moody verdict to have come out today too - so that they could all get scant coverage due to Christmas

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/trainers-mark-kavanagh-danny-obrien-guilty-of-cobalt-charges-20151223-gltz24.html

[Messenger]

After today's scandal they may have to develop a campaign: If you drink and ride, you're a bloody idiot!

[Messenger]

Gallops Racing has got real problems when suspended trainer Peter Moody thinks he is more important than Chief Steward Terry Bailey
I cannot find a link but Patrick Bartley has a story in today's Age: Racing chief faces probe that while hosting a function Moody said he would not work as a trainer under chief steward Terry Bailey, whose house was shot at last year, and head of integrity Dayle Brown
The Racing chief in the headline refers to Melbourne Racing Club head Brodie Arnhold as from the audience, Arnhold allegedly called out: "We can fix that."

The article also reports that Moody also said that if any point of law was won in the cobalt cases it would be untenable for the chairman of Racing Victoria David Moodie, Bailey, Brown and chief veterinary officer Brian Stewart to continue in their roles

One paragraph states Moody was forced to apologise recently after he spoke at a luncheon in Rockhampton, where he said: "Wait until you see the face on Bailey - when I com into the stewards' room with a microphone and cameras for Racing.com during the spring."

The full article can be found in The Age, Friday July 22 2016

[Messenger]

I was amazed and must commend Ch7's Caulfield Cup coverage today for spending a few minutes going through all the issues that are dogging the gallops right now.
I don't know whether the Melbourne Age was any different to our 'early print' country edition but in contrast to Ch7 they only gave RV Chairman David Moodie standing aside a couple of paragraphs in the bottom corner of the 2nd back page. They don't cover Harness but I would be surprised if such a story in our industry didn't get a bigger splash

[Messenger]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/superracing/trainer-ben-smiths-spring-on-hold-after-stewards-launch-inquiry/news-story/30bb30693795f0cba3c3b63659a0caea

I don't know how prominent this story was in NSW but it was buried in The Age

If this was Harness racing eg NZ it would have been front page

[teecee]

https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/racing/contaminated-drug-causing-debate-australian-industry

[Messenger]

Article in The Age today :
O'Brien Hitting His Stride
To paraphrase the article, it restates how he was cleared by VCAT of any knowledge of his vet treating his horses with cobalt

I still think I would have to wonder what I was paying $3,000 a bottle for but obviously not Danny

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/o-brien-renaissance-gathers-pace-as-he-looks-to-get-back-on-group-1-trail-20190421-p51fww.html

[Messenger]

It was only $ 1000 a bottle but I was still baracking against Vow and Declare today

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/vet-had-suspicions-on-1000-vitamins-for-racehorses-20160803-gqkhjm.html

I actually have more gallops connections than trots and I am guilty of watching gallops before harness lately

It is time for others to keep the forum going if they want it to continue

[aussiebreno]

Alligator Blood positive swab Magic Millions.

[Messenger]

"an irregularity to altrenogest.
The substance is commonly used with mares to suppress estrus."

https://www.punters.com.au/news/alligator-blood-returns-irregular-sample-_189031/

An unusual one

[Messenger]

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/two-arrested-following-sporting-integrity-investigation-into-corruption-drugs-20210825-p58ltf.html

The Vet has form

[Messenger]

Now Vet Seth Fishman found guilty and evidence included a most interesting tape mentioning the Sheikh (Godolphin)

https://paulickreport.com/news/the-biz/fishman-reveals-contract-with-sheikh-mos-equine-hospital/

[Messenger]

PP has been publishing Seth's client list (actual doc) and there are NZ/Oz harness names on there. Proves nothing in itself but who knows where it may lead

[aussiebreno]

Sky sports radio this morning around 10.10am the presenter giving a shout out to Tommy Berry...speechless