Quote Originally Posted by Thevoiceofreason View Post
$5 to nothing is about the same odds I think Luke is of beating the charge as well, you can however rest assured if he does I will be waiting for the ticket.

I have to say I have no knowledge on this case however I suspect from chatting with one of Australia's most prominent veterinary surgeons that the defense will be about an issue in the testing procedures used to declare the positive.

You have to remember Jeff Small convinced an appeal judge a few years back the blood was not part of the cardio vascular system and as such was not guilty breach of the prohibited substance rules.
Bill, thats why the rules were changed so that a trainer is guilty if a horse presents with anything above the allowed limits.....regardless of the reason....you could walk in and say "yeah I don't like him and I put XXXX in the horses feed".....trainer still guilty