I suggest any horse be it harness or thoroughbred that suddenly dies from a heart attack be tested for cobalt.
Last edited by Messenger; 01-16-2015 at 12:00 AM.
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I'm sorry Kev I must have missed the result of the cases, sure all media are running with the stories at the moment...it sells papers...lets see in a week or so if its still covers 4 pages as you say. If advertisers pull copy, it will fade away. I was referring to the outcome.
Sydney herald reporting there has been positives to cobalt in Vic harness racing at the end of last year concerning one stable
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horserac...16-12rvhs.html
"I think we were the first to begin looking closely at the cobalt issue," he said. "It's an ongoing investigation and at this stage we can only confirm that we are looking closely at samples taken late last year."
http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=24690
HRV have been and will continue to arrange for collected swab samples to be analysed by Australian and international racing laboratories for the presence of elevated cobalt levels. Samples have been analysed dating back to 2013
With respect to retrospective testing, the fact that this threshold is established now does not prevent action from being taken under the existing rules of the time whereby evidence of the misuse of cobalt is present
Action would be under the pre-existing EPO/DPO hypoxia inducible factor rules/ruling?
If the SMH article is correct there seems to be some conflicting time frames?
Wayne, are you meaning Oct 14 as opposed to Oct 1?
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I realise it's only a quote in a newspaper article Kev, so not so much an Oct 1 v Oct 14 thing. More so if HRV will be acting if there are any positives dating back to 2013, with reference to HRV's official notice.
Right, the SMH is only brief and I do not think that it contradicts the possibility of 2013 cases.
IMO however, you would think that if that was going to happen it would already have or would have to be soon as the ruling has been in 3mths now.
You would think the chances of pursuing an old positive would be much harder legally and I think would be more likely to happen if they had a post Oct14 to go with it
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I think Vic both thoroughbred and harness were waiting for the results of the Day/McDowell numerous court challenges decisions before they considered acting.
A bit like the Race fields case.