Trainer Receives 16-Year Ban March 04, 2017 A trainer has received suspensions totalling 16 years after a number of out-of-competition blood samples tested positive for a fragment of erythropoietin (EPO).
Suspensions, Fines Over Integrity Issues December 07, 2016 More fines and suspensions have been handed out in the Down Under harness racing industry, as a probe looking into allegations of racing integrity issues have resulted in significant suspensions and f...
Leading Owner Fined, Suspended November 10, 2016 A leading Standardbred owner has been suspended for 12 months and fined $20,000 after he pleaded guilty to an improper conduct charge in relation to a driver that is already fined and suspended.
Tests For Performance-Enhancing Gases April 10, 2015 After stating last November that tests into performance-enhancing gases were underway, officials announced this week that urine samples were being sent for analysis to detect gases that can reportedly...
Trainer Handed 25-Year Suspension March 11, 2015 It has been announced that a Standardbred trainer has been handed a 25-year suspension after having been found guilty of his sixth prohibited-substances offence.
Media Swarms International Drivers February 20, 2015 The drivers taking part in the 2015 World Driving Championship continue to receive a substantial amount of attention from the Australian media.
Commission To Combat ‘Gene Doping’ November 26, 2014 It has been reported that a test to detect ‘gene doping’ in racehorses is close to being introduced.
Guilty Trainer Receives Death Threats January 12, 2012 It has been reported that Dean Atkinson, one of the trainers charged in the Down Under swabbing scandal, has asked for the court be closed during his evidence due to receiving death threats from a hor...
O'Toole Appears In Court December 08, 2011 According to a report, disgraced former Harness Racing New South Wales Steward Paul O'Toole appeared in court this morning, but did not enter a plea in regard to charges relating to the swabbing scand...
Five Arrested, Charged Down Under November 29, 2011 According to multiple reports, a total of five people have now been arrested and charged with a combined 60 counts of corruption in connection to the Down Under swabbing scandal. One of the individual...
Trio Charged In Down Under Probe November 24, 2011 The New South Wales Police Force has announced that three individuals have been charged in relation to the ongoing investigation into corruption in the harness racing industry down under
Panel To Begin Swabbing Irregularity Probe October 03, 2011 A special panel of stewards put together to inquire the 'swabbing and betting' scandal in Down Under racing is scheduled to have its first meeting Tuesday, October 4
Veteran Horseman Ruled Off September 08, 2011 A day after his 58th birthday, Robbie Byrnes, a 40-year veteran of the Down Under harness racing industry, was warned off by Harness Racing New South Wales after having refused to provide his telephon