Queensland horse trainer Ben Currie not guilty of fraud over 14 races
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High-profile Queensland horse trainer Ben Currie has been found not guilty of giving his horses performance-enhancing substances over a two-year period.
The trial magistrate said phone intercepts and bank payments involving Mr Currie and his associates were âhighly suggestiveâ of practices that may have been in breach of racing rules.
Ben Currie was one of Queenslandâs top racing trainers prior to being arrested, charged and suspended from racing.
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The results of the “Clenbuterol plasma concentrations after therapeutic administration in fit Standardbred horses: threshold recommendations” study published online after peer review in
Comparative Exercise Physiology clearly demonstrate and recommend the need for different withdrawal times and threshold levels for harness racing than the current standards that exist for Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse racing.
The goal of this study was to identify a withdrawal time guideline for use of clenbuterol at dose levels approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in harness racing, where horses may start (race) at seven-day intervals.
Three members of the Harness Racing Medication Collaborative Kenneth McKeever, PhD FACSM; George Maylin, DVM, MS, PhD; and Clara Fenger DVM, PhD, DACVIM collaborated on the study.