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The New York State Gaming Commission has denied Dan Rawlings a racing license due to a documented pattern of improper and excessive whip use during races. Despite previous warnings from racing officials, the individual’s continued conduct was deemed abusive and harmful to equine athletes. The Commission concluded that the applicant’s participation poses a danger to […]
As reported by the USTA, Mr. Eric Cherry has been fined $2,500 for each of seven violations of USTA Rule 20.06 (fraudulent misconduct by member), $5,000 for each of two additional violations of Rule 20.06, and $5,000 for one violation of USTA Rule 26.16 (failure to submit information), for a total fine of $32,500. Mr. […]
The Adjudicative Committee has imposed a $5,750 fine on the training partnership of Cran and Chrissie Dalgety following a race day positive to the prohibited substance Meloxicam, detected in their horse Beside Me (Downbytheseaside) after its win at the Nelson Harness Racing Club meeting on 10 January 2025. Read the full decision below: Respondent(s): Cran […]
New Jersey harness racing trainer Per Engblom has been granted a stay of his 380-day suspension and $6,000 fine by the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC), allowing him to continue training while his case proceeds through the appeals process. The stay follows a formal appeal lodged by Engblom’s attorney, Andrew R. Benedict, in response to […]
Harness Racing New South Wales (HRNSW) Stewards have concluded an Inquiry in relation to a report from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) that Levamisole was detected in both the pre-race blood and post-race urine samples taken from MANHATTAN NZ following its win in race 2, the CONDELL PARK PRODUCE BABY BLING STAKES (1609 metres) […]
Trainer Michael Hall has been fined $5,000 and suspended for 543 days—from May 19, 2025, to November 12, 2026—after his horse The Night’s Watch (Southwind Lynx) tested positive for ADB-FUBINACA, a Class 1 banned substance, following a race at Dover Downs on February 6, 2025. The horse which won has been disqualified and placed ninth, […]
The disqualification for ex-harness racing trainer Nigel McGrath remains in place after he had his appeal dismissed this week. McGrath was disqualified for 8 years back in 2020 for attempting to administer a substance to a horse on the day of the races, refusing to provide information relating to the investigation and obstructing a racecourse […]
As reported by the NZ Herald, a harness racing trainer injected a horse with vodka and then tubed it on the morning of the biggest trotting day of the year as he felt “behind the eight ball”, and just wanted to do his best. Phillip Burrows was disqualified from racing for 10 years by the […]
Harness racing trainer Cameron Jones has been disqualified for 21 months for injecting a horse with a substance, two and half hours before the horse was due to race at Addington on Friday 10 December 2021. Full details from the Racing Integrity Board inquiry below: Non Raceday Inquiry – Reserved Written Decision dated 27 June […]
Harness racing trainer Scott Dickson has been fined $14,000 for producing a horse at the races with an elevated total carbon dioxide level in excess of the level set by HRNZ. Dickson, the registered trainer of the standardbred El Dorado attended the HRNZ Race Meeting at Hawera where El Dorado was selected as one of […]
Harness racing trainer Sheryl Wigg has been disqualified for one year and seven months for administering a substance by oral syringe to three horses on the 16th July 2021. Wigg a licensed trainer and amateur driver was caught by RIB investigators administering something to Getn Wiggy Withit, Saint Michael, and Happy Place the day they […]
Harness racing driver Ross Cameron has been suspended for three months for failing to take reasonable and permissible measures when driving Saginaw to an unlucky 6th placing at Addington on the 3rd September 2021. Full details below: NZ Metro TC 3 September 2021 – R6 (heard 17 September 2021 at Addington – Penalty Decision dated […]
