Indefinite Suspension Over Smartphone

Published: February 3, 2020 11:37 am EST

A Down Under Standardbred horseman has been handed an indefinite suspension after he refused to give his smartphone to a racing investigator when asked.


Clinton Hall

An article by racenet.com.au explains that trainer/driver Clinton Hall has been suspended indefinitely after having refused to give his smartphone to an investigator that was looking into a January 24 race that took place at Gloucester Park.

An additional article by The West Australian states that Hall had previously given his device to stewards and it was returned afterward. Then later, according to Hall, an investigator with Racing and Wagering Western Australia showed up at Hall’s home and wanted to take his smartphone away.

The West Australian piece goes on quote Hall as saying that he refused to hand over his device to the investigator because the smartphone is the only point of contact he has between himself and his young children, whom he does not currently live with. According to Hall, the investigator wouldn’t tell him when the smartphone would be returned to him, thus he refused to give it up.

(With files from The West Australian and racenet.com.au)

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