Anderson did not answer a telephone call and did not respond to a text message. During his judge-alone trial, Anderson denied the assault and choking offences and claimed the woman had grabbed his arm and fell when he moved away. His criminal convictions meant that under Harness Racing rules he was automatically disqualified for two years. The disqualification extends to training, assisting or being involved in any capacity in the training of any horse without an exemption. The ban would have finished in August next year.
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Matt Anderson was supposed to sit out an involvement with harness racing until August next year.