cobalt

**Race For Fun** · 10-23-2014

Never give up...........

Harness Racing New South Wales has adjourned the steward’s inquiries set down for today into the Cobalt cases involving Neil Day and Dean McDowell.

Cobalt above the threshold was detected in urine samples taken from Benzi Mash following its win at Goulburn on February 24, 2014 as well as McDowell’s runners - Chevals Charlie and The Twilight Dancer - at Bankstown on February 28, 2014.

The adjournment was granted following Day and McDowell lodging a Notice of Appeal against the decision of Justice Adamson on October 14 in the NSW Court of Appeal.

A copy of that decision can be found at

http://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/action...?jgmtid=174661

Day and McDowell also simultaneously filed two applications - one with the Court of Appeal and one with the Supreme Court - seeking an injunction against the inquiries proceeding.

The application to the Supreme Court has been dismissed. The application to the Court of Appeal will be heard on Monday, October 27.

The steward’s inquiries have been adjourned to allow the hearing of the injunction application by the Court of Appeal.

The inquiries have been reconvened as follows:

The inquiry involving Day has been adjourned to 2pm Tuesday, October 28;

The inquiry involving McDowell has been adjourned to not before 3.30pm Tuesday, October 28.

Both Day and McDowell have been suspended pursuant to Rule 183, and cannot perform any duties that would otherwise require a licence.

They have not sought to challenge the suspension as part of their current injunction applications pending the hearing of the appeal, but have sought to have the inquiries adjourned pending finalisation of that appeal.

HRNSW Media

**trish** · 10-25-2014

I have asked this question in a round about way a couple of times to someone like Adam that I would like answered.
So Adam I will ask you directly , can you please tell me if horses are swabbed as they arrive INTO the retention barn?
If you do not know off hand can you tell me who to direct this question to or find out for everyone.
Thank you.

**trish** · 10-27-2014

http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=24761

**Messenger** · 10-27-2014

So no HRNSW inquiry until their appeal against the decision made by the NSW Court of Appeal (which acknowledged the authority of HRNSW) is heard through the courts

**trish** · 10-27-2014

Originally Posted by Messenger

So no HRNSW inquiry until their appeal against the decision made by the NSW Court of Appeal (which acknowledged the authority of HRNSW) is heard through the courts

So it seems Kevin.

In an article from Harnesslink news it says......

While the situation has been viewed mainly as a cobalt issue, the broader ramifications could have disastrous for the industry had Day and McDowell been triumphant.
In fact, success would have forced the sport to shut down according to HRNSW Manager of Integrity, Reid Sanders

**Danno** · 10-27-2014

I really fair dinkum pray for a sensible resolution to this.....not surprised by the appeal so much as surprised by the challenge in the first instance,.....the law can prove to be as frustrating as it can be enlightenining and helpful.