Leading gallops trainers are never suspended. They always want to protect the image of the sport. I bet they get small fines or are let off and only new cobalt infringements will be suspended.
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Leading gallops trainers are never suspended. They always want to protect the image of the sport. I bet they get small fines or are let off and only new cobalt infringements will be suspended.
The small article did say that some West Aussie got 18mths
Some interesting outcomes today!
http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=26494
http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=26493
Summarizing:
Craig Demmler's suspension has be set aside and he can resume training/driving
Vince Costa has been disqualified for 18mths for Cobalt administration
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Originally Posted by Njcstables
HRV CEO John Anderson on radio RSN this morning.
I imagine there'll be a recording on the RSN website.
A small report in The Age this morning states Kavanagh and O'Brien, who have the same vet, "have maintained the high cobalt readings for the positive swabs have been supplementation through drips"
Racing is clearly the game of chemists nowadays - how sad
http://theage.digitaleditions.com.au...&view=ZW50aXR5
What a load of crap this is just a slap on the wrist and dont do it again
http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=26494
Warren, I think the biggest problem is training partnerships (for want of a better description). Vince has been suspended so Joe takes up the mantle. Last season they won 15 Vic races between them, this season they have already won 14
Day & McDowell both got 3+yrs
http://www.harnesslink.com/Australia...tend-Inquiries
that`s on top of what they are already serving kev.....appeals for sure.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
NSW gallops trainer Sam Kavanagh has been stood down until he faces an inquiry next month over 8 cobalt and caffeine charges
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...21-gh6kkv.html
That first link is certainly interesting Wayne
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...01-ghe5yi.html
Patrick Bartley keeping the pressure on the authorities over the Vic gallops trainers YET to be charged
A link to the USTA site's story on Ontario bringing in a cobalt threshold
http://xwebapp.ustrotting.com/absolu...4549&zoneid=63
(thanks Rich)
Sam Kavanagh cobalt case started today Tuesday very interesting $1000 per injection vet denies supplying it yet a staff member admitted posting it going to be interesting to say the least.
Also another harness trainer in Nsw has been stood down according to harness.org
Trainer stood down is Joshua Carroll
This is from The Age todayQuote:
Originally Posted by barney
Flemington Equine part-owner Dr Tom Brennan denied sending a $1000 bottle of supplement containing a high concentration of cobalt to trainer Sam Kavanagh when he gave evidence at a Racing NSW inquiry on Tuesday.
Brennan is a vet who was also a part-owner of Kavanagh’s ill-fated stayer Midsummer Sun, who returned illegal levels of cobalt and caffeine following his Gosford Cup win in January.
Kavanagh, who has been stood down by Racing NSW stewards, claimed in earlier evidence that he paid Flemington Equine $1000 for a bottle labelled ‘‘Vitamin Complex’’. It was later found to have a high dosage of cobalt in it.
Brennan refuted the evidence, saying he had never seen the bottle.
When shown the bottle at the inquiry, Brennan said: ‘‘I’ve never seen that bottle, or any bottle like it before.’’
He was then told that Flemington Equine nutrition consultant Samantha Potter said that she had sent the ‘‘Vitamin Complex’’ bottle on the orders of Brennan. The postage records are missing.
Potter also had given evidence that she had seen Brennan draw up a drip from a similar bottle at Danny O’Brien’s stable in September or October. Brennan was taken aback at the evidence and immediately refuted it.
This is the best link I can find to the story but is not quite the same
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...09-ghjti3.html
I hope that if one is found to be lying to an inquiry that they double your penalty
Don't know the background behind it (maybe she is just protecting her own vets licence?) but good on Samantha Potter for testifying against her boss (assuming her testimony is true).
have read and it is only hearsay but the vets in Sydney were blindsided by the bosses in Melbourne and had no idea what was going on.Also that Harness people were used to administer the vitamins?
Charges now been laid against Kavanagh snr Obrien and l and S Hope All have been charges with cobalt related issues and also the vet Brennan..Moody still under investigation
All the links to The Age's 2 page coverage of the issue today
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...11-ghleh8.html
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...11-ghldk0.html
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...11-ghllfr.html
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...11-ghldy2.html
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Originally Posted by Messenger
Thanks Kevin good compilation of articles, many thanks
Another positive this time Newcastle Joshua Carrol enquirry has been adjourned to a date to be fixed.
This is now becoming MIND BOGGLING HUGE - ramifications for racing industry could be anything (if Aussie's were not addicted to the punt)
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...18-ghrnpj.html
With Sam Kavanagh brought up in a gallops family, it is hard to believe that he just decided out of the blue to be a 'chemist'
To be fair to the Kavanagh clan, it has been pointed out to me that perhaps Sam was just an easy mark for a chemist
Not harness related but Lance Osullivan and Scott are the latest to have a positive to Cobalt in Nz (first)
Rather strange how The Age has an article today that while mentioning the Racing NSW inquiry resumes on Monday precedes to rehash all the info I linked a week ago especially highlighting the link to harness racing - well that is how it seems to me anyway. All in all an article with NO news
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horserac...24-ghwgym.html
Harness triner Trevor Lambourn has been found guilty of 2 charges regarding cobalt and disqualified for 3 years.
Finally Moody joins the gang
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...09-gi97w3.html
I would have thought they would want all this cleared up before spring but not much chance when they will no doubt appeal any probable convictions
Lead story on the ABC's 7.30 report tonight. Not good for the racing industry in general. One of the interviewed was racing writer Matt Stewart who said that it was all his international contacts are talking about and that this will go on for months as those charged will appeal to the nth degree
You get the feeling that Moody may be starting to realize he is knee deep in manure
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...19-gifpvx.html
and the pressure continues to mount
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...19-gifnwd.html
I continue to hope this cobalt saga will have positive consequences for racing in the longer term, but there seems to be a common denominator with many people who have fallen foul of the extremely forgiving levels permitted........"not my fault"
FFS if your horse has a level that is MANY times higher than what can naturally occur and over the extremely lenient levels acceptable......it IS YOUR FAULT.....hoof supplements indeed! must have been a massive problem!!!???
When are people going to learn you will get caught clean them all out for good
Greg, we are supposed to be 'just' but life penalties would surely seem more acceptable as the future cheats may not join our industry or go down that path.
Unfortunately wherever money is to be made, a small or not so small number of people will cheat - in every walk of life. Where there is no money to be made, such people will cheat by cutting corners, not doing a proper days work or help themselves to things they shouldn't etc etc
Even good people can end up compromised, they love the game so much that they tell themselves they will just do this one little thing this one time so that they can survive. They can even kid themselves that they are still horse lovers
The closest racing ever came to pure was its origins - where one owner raced another but even then there were no doubt bastards to be found.
A huge number of our participants have been found guilty of cheating and are yet still 'respected' in our industry.
I like idea of life penalties but they are highly unlikely to happen - maybe we can get away with 15 yrs for second offences
If you do not think about the good stories it can become depressing
Where did my post re Darrel Graham go he has an inquiry into a positve cobalt next month.Is on harnesslink so no reason to be deleted.
Not sure what happened there Brian
This thread is going to get to 100.000 views shortly.I do think it is important to let people know whats going on and dont protect big names in the sport if they have a positive let people know as cobalt is dangerous in high doses in horses.Read today that it can cause the hoof disease laminitis which is what caused Black Cavairs first foal to be put down.By the way not suggesting the foal was subject to cobalt just pointing out how dangerous it is.
From yesterday's Age
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horse...22-giiaqy.html
Change of mind and admission by vet Dr Tom Brennan
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Originally Posted by Messenger
There are some things in that article that read particularly ugly Kev. Good to see the authorities are meeting it all head on.