cobalt

[arlington]

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/a...aspx?id=101522

[Messenger]

http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/a...aspx?id=101522

Punters.com see it as a loss to Racing Victoria

https://www.punters.com.au/news/coba...ation-_164052/

[Dot]

http://www.skyracing.com.au/index.ph...d=23&rid=57919

[Messenger]

http://www.skyracing.com.au/index.ph...d=23&rid=57919

Unlike VCAT (see below) it would seem that QCAT are still considering whether the right decision has been made

QUOTE:
I read in the Harness Racer that

"Matters put to VCAT will be limited to consideration of penalty, and not merit (i.e. VCAT will not re-consider if the RADB made the right decison in terms of guilty/not guilty)"

That is a positive
END QUOTE (from Positives Only thread)

[Messenger]

I see in the paper today that the gallops are no quicker at resolving matters than us (Think Cobram crew)
The O'Sullivans of Stawell are still having their Cobalt charges from 2015-16 heard

No debate about whether the level should be 100 or 200 as we are talking 1200 with 2 of their horses

[Messenger]

Graham's penalty reduced from 15mths to 12mths - no real explanation why

https://nationaltrotguide.com.au/tra...jHKQDgrNp9NN-Q

[Messenger]

John McCarthy get 12mths

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=42177

Vic gallops seem to going nowhere on their cases while still claiming they are strongly against cobalt
Peter Moody has said they cannot have a change of opinion or else they would face a heap of litigation from those already suspended (like him)

[gutwagon]

I still can't understand why so many people want to use Cobalt but claim it doesn't improve performance ? It's been ruled prohibited over a certain level, It's irrelevant if it improves performance or not. Just follow the rules. Sounds like it may mask some other substance to me.

[Messenger]

Ross Graham gets 12mths for a 2019 offence

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=44824

We will have to await the written decision to see why it wasn't more considering that he received 15mths in 2017 for a 2016 offence

http://www.harnesslink.com/News/A-15-month-suspension-

He was once a revered trainer

[thepacingman]

Graham's penalty reduced from 15mths to 12mths - no real explanation why

https://nationaltrotguide.com.au/tra...jHKQDgrNp9NN-Q

Six years later found not guilty. Wheels of justice turned very slow.

https://www.racenet.com.au/news/harn...-qric-20211113