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.
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.
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...
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
Purses Reduced To Fund Drug Testing? August 24, 2011 Harness Racing New South Wales Chief Executive Sam Nati has been cited as saying that purse money may have to be redirected to drug testing following the scandal which is currently rocking the Down Un
Owner Banned Due To Probe August 23, 2011 According to a report, a Down Under owner has been handed an indefinite ban by Harness Racing New South Wales. Owner Mark Vallender, who has been described as a 'close associate' of the recently-resig...
Down Under Investigation Widening August 11, 2011 Harness Racing New South Wales Chairman Graeme Campbell has gone on the record as saying that his organization will be touching base with all wagering outlets in regard to the widening probe which ini...
Required: Report Change In Driving Tactics November 03, 2010 Harness Racing New South Wales has announced that, effective immediately, all trainers wishing to utilize a change in racing tactics with their horse in a race must 'apply' to the stewards at least 45...
