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SIX BALLARAT RIDERS FAIL DOPE TEST
April 1, 2021 10:28 am
By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor
Six track riders, including two
well-known jockeys, have been
Ballarat today as
six of Ballarat’s 40 track riders were stood down.
Racing Victoria chief steward Robert Cram said he was “disappointed” with the stunning number of track staff who had returned irregularities to illegal drugs after random testing of 60 riders.
A leading Ballarat trainer said the positive tests revealed “a really bad culture” of drugs in Ballarat, that had spread to the local racing industry.
“It’s a real worry,” the trainer said. “I can’t speak for other parts of the state but it seems to be a real problem up here and it’s becoming an issue in racing as well.”
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ARCADIA QUEEN, SHOUT THE BAR UNDER ALL STAR INJURY CLOUDS
March 11, 2021 3:01 pm
By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor
Inspections conducted by Racing Victoria vets tomorrow morning could have a dramatic bearing on the
All-Star Mile, with favourite
Racing Victoria chief steward
Robert Cram this afternoon said the slight lameness to
Arcadia Queen was unlikely to lead to her scratching but he said concerns were slightly more serious regarding
Shout The Bar, a $19 chance in the $5 million race.
Fifty Stars ($23) and
So Si Bon ($51) are first in line if one or either of the mares is scratched.
If first emergency
John Allen, meaning the
Hindsight is everything along the fine line of whether a jockey is charged for a bad ride.
Racing Victoria stewards have charged three jockeys Noel Callow, Zac Spain and Mitch Aitken in recent weeks with failing to take all legal measures to get the best possible result for their mounts.
Callow was charged in November while Spain and Aitken were charged earlier this month.
In all three cases, stewards took weeks to decide whether the three rides in question merited charges. Racing Victoria chief steward Robert Cram says the stewards need the time to look at all angles of a race.
Time warp: Hindsight a fine line for jockey charges by Brad Waters The chief steward watches on Image: Getty
Hindsight is everything along the fine line of whether a jockey is charged for a bad ride.
Racing Victoria stewards have charged three jockeys Noel Callow, Zac Spain and Mitch Aitken in recent weeks with failing to take all legal measures to get the best possible result for their mounts.
Callow was charged in November while Spain and Aitken were charged earlier this month.
In all three cases, stewards took weeks to decide whether the three rides in question merited charges. Racing Victoria chief steward Robert Cram says the stewards need the time to look at all angles of a race.