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[Messenger]

The first line. Simply - penalties are nowhere near harsh enough

[trish]

The referred article is 3 years old. Where are you going with this in relation to this thread..???...!!!!!!!

So what if its 3 years old......I'm with Kevin on this one.

[teecee]

So what if its 3 years old......I'm with Kevin on this one.

I'm not and I'm sure Kev is not taking sides. That is clearly not what our posts are about.... Moving on.

[trish]

I'm not and I'm sure Kev is not taking sides. That is clearly not what our posts are about.... Moving on.

I was agreeing that penalties are not harsh enough .

[Messenger]

I can see that TC might think I am being a wee bit vindictive toward the Douglas stable but call my post an opinion post where I am taking the side of the industry as I am still in disbelief that a leading stable could return to the industry so quickly after pleading guilty to Charge 1 - an offense that can never be erased by them or the industry BUT I will move on.

[teecee]

I was just wondering if you had picked the right story or was there something more modern about the saga I had missed. As john wayne would say.."That is all".

[Messenger]

Oh I get it now (you NZers ). No, no update, other than that the stable seems to be on the rise.

[trish]

Therefore Mr Simiana was disqualified for a total period of 16 years to commence from 28 July 2016




http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=32745

[Messenger]

No wonder he came to the stewards attention - he had a winning strike rate of 44% and a place strike rate of 69%

[arlington]

Trying to recover the costs of analytical testing when handing down a judgement is a good thing for the industry but I've often wondered about the costs of swabs/analytical testing once someone returns from a suspension/disqualification. It may only appear this way to me but the stewards in some states follow up with swabs etc. when they return. I imagine for a few reasons, but this cost is borne by the industry/controlling body. I know some people will say they've done their time...persecution...harassment but should the rest of participants keep paying for this?