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Again the question at the end of this saga was not that the dog wouldn't be disqualified nor that the Trainer would receive a penalty and or a fine but what the Trainer penalty should be. The lesson if any, for everyone, is you can now never ever let your dog out of your sight at all times because is someone knobbles your dog then it is you that will carry the can. Now is GRNZ and the RIU in association with the Police and MPI pursuing an investigation into who DID administer the illegal substance? Have the RIU, the Police and MPI started phone tapping anyone?

This topic is closed. Nothing rankles me more than hypocrisy. While on the topic of fines and apologies and hypocrisy. @Thomass can we expect an apology from you to all the female Jockey's in OZ and NZ for your sexist comments?

Again, in my opinion the rules need to be reviewed and rewritten. Also the industry vet needs to give some guidance on environmental contamination and positives that have levels that are neither therapeutic nor performance enhancing. The only alternative is to have all three codes racing in closed systems aka Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Judge questions treatment of suspended horse trainer Bob Baffert Share Updated: 12:23 PM EDT Jul 13, 2021 Infinite Scroll Enabled Associated Press FILE = trainer Bob Baffert watches his Kentucky Derby entrant Game Winner during a workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Baffert’s lawyer said Wednesday, June 2, 2021, that a split-sample test of Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit came back positive for the presence of the steroid betamethasone, which could lead to the horse’s disqualification and discipline for the Hall of Fame trainer. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) SOURCE: Charlie Riedel NEW YORK — A New York judge was sympathetic Monday to horse trainer Bob Baffert’s claims that his May suspension by the New York Racing Association — after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test — was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Carol Bagley Amon at a Brooklyn hearing repeatedly pressed a lawyer for the racing association to explain why the suspension was issued before Baffert was given a chance to defend himself. Advertisement Henry Greenberg, arguing on behalf of the racing association, said Baffert will get a hearing after the association announces the length of his suspension by Aug. 11. “Isn’t that a little too late?” the judge asked, noting that the duration will be announced months after he was suspended. “The problem I have, counsel, is that he was suspended and it’s up in the air.” She said the racing association attacked his credibility as it issued the suspension, but never gave him the chance to speak on his own behalf about what happened. “How does that comply with due process?” the judge asked. At another point, Amon said: “You just sent him a letter saying, ‘You’re out,’ with no due process whatsoever.” Greenberg repeatedly said the NYRA, which operates Belmont Park, Aqueduct and Saratoga Race Course, took the action to protect the integrity of the sport. He said the association had to act fast because the Belmont Stakes, the third prong of horse racing’s Triple Crown, was fast approaching in early June. The lawyer noted that the Kentucky Derby test was the fifth time in the past year that a horse trained by Baffert tested positive for drugs. “Rarely in the history of the sport has there been such a confluence of drug positives involving so prominent a trainer,” association lawyers wrote in court papers. In Baffert’s lawsuit last month seeking to get the suspension lifted, the Hall of Famer contended he was suspended without “any prior notice” and was not told the duration or terms of the suspension or any New York state law or regulation he might have violated. After hearing arguments from both sides, Amon did not immediately rule. Arguing on Baffert’s behalf, attorney W. Craig Robertson III said it was unfair of the racing association to suspend his client without the completion of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding what he called the “alleged test” on Medina Spirit. Robertson said it was possible that traces of betamethasone were found in the horse’s system as a result of an ointment applied to the horse to treat a skin rash three weeks before the race. The unregulated ointment, he said, contained betamethasone. Churchill Downs suspended Baffert for two years after an additional drug test of Medina Spirit confirmed betamethasone in the horse’s system. Baffert cannot enter any horses in the Kentucky Derby or other races at the storied Louisville track through the spring of 2023. Robertson contended that the New York suspension would be the “death knell” to Baffert’s training business because New York’s Saratoga Race Course, which reopens Thursday, is a pivotal stop for a young horse destined for greatness. He said a top horse farm in Kentucky had already taken two prize horses from Baffert’s care and another producer of elite horses was considering finding another trainer if Baffert cannot enter horses in New York races. Outside court, Baffert and his lawyers declined comment after the hearing.

Shame you haven't moved on but continue with your sexist pig comments as witnessed earlier in the week regarding Jamie Kah. The term hypocrite comes to mind.

But there is no evidence that Turnwald or her partner administered the prohibited substance to the dog. They both returned negative tests. However the levels suggest someone did give the dog the substance. With Sharrock they found the source of the drug and it was environmental contamination and the levels were low. The horse was disqualified and the owners lost a considerable amount of stakes. Expect more cases involving environmental contamination where no negligence or malfeasance by the Trainer has occurred. Is that fair or just? Especially if the detected levels are neither therapeutic nor performance enhancing.

Which is not how previous cases have been dealt with. GRNZ needs to up its game in pre and post race access to the greyhounds and if I was a Trainer travelling any distance I wouldn't let the dog out of my sight and let know one else near it. At the end of the day Turnwald has carried the penalty for something that she didn't do and there was no proof that she did.

Don't disagree however Molloy will act as only an amusing sideshow and probably limit the chances of getting rid of the likes of Goff or his Left anointed successor. The dirt diggers won't have to do much digging that's for sure! All that side he was probably pissed and was playing on Facebook on his permanently attached tablet and let rip. The fact he is appealing for a running mate and organisational support indicates that it was nothing more than a spur of the moment brain fart.

Auckland businessman Leo Molloy to run for mayor in 2022 local election 12 Jul, 2021 05:14 PM3 minutes to read Auckland businessman Leo Molloy plans to run for mayor in the 2022 local election. Photo / Michael Craig NZ Herald Auckland businessman Leo Molloy plans to run for the city's mayor in the next election - saying he is tired of the central city's traffic congestion issues and promised to create a "vibrant town" if elected. Molloy's intention to run for mayor was announced via a post on the HeadQuarters bar Facebook page - deeming him a "coruscating contender" that wanted to get Auckland "moving again" and was against "woke pretentious white whingeing wankers". The HeadQuarters bar owner told the Herald he had long been cynical about Auckland Council's ability to "deliver anything significant at the micro-level". "Things like consents, interpretation of the RMA [Resource Management Act], having to deal with Panuku [Panuku Development Auckland] which most often is difficult." The controversial hospitality figure said the "final straw that broke the camel's back" was dealing with Auckland Transport and the way they were redeveloping "the waterfront streets with a particular focus on their provision for cyclists and one-way traffic". And he said he couldn't wait to get into the electoral debates, "preferably in front of cameras". "I'll tear anybody who they put up against me from limb to limb. I've got an appetite for it, I'm enthusiastic and passionate about it. I can't wait to get into the arena and take the gloves off and let's get started." The restaurateur was convicted, fined and ordered to complete community work earlier in the year for flouting a High Court suppression order and naming Grace Millane's murderer online - a conviction he is now appealing against. The conviction would not be an impediment to his mayoral plans, he said. Molloy and his bar HeadQuarters have made headlines in the past – including for a since deleted Facebook post in May 2020 on the bar's page that was perceived as homophobic and claimed the Prime Minister had told "lies and half truths" about the spread of Covid-19 at hospitality venues. Among the claims, the post asserted a man who spread the virus in South Korea attended a number of "gay dungeon bars". Molloy apologised for using the words "gay dungeon bars" and vehemently denied he or the bar were homophobic. In the Facebook post announcing Molloy's intention to run for mayor, the bar said it was: • Pro business. • Pro "user pays" infrastructural investments. • Pro making the city "party friendly". • Pro "rainbow". • Pro "activating" the waterfront. • Pro RMA reform. • Pro immigration. • Pro growth for the peripheral city. • Pro a "bloody good" clean-out at Council. • Pro expediting the consents process. • Pro housing growth. • Pro creating great environments for kids & families, eg. salt water swimming pools around the harbour. • Pro getting a decent "downtown" sports & events stadium. • Pro supporting the homeless, the vulnerable, and the needy. • Pro Covid vaccination, and precluding those not vaxxed from flying in or out of Auckland. On the other hand, the post said they were against "using inner-city hotels for quarantine" and "woke pretentious white whingeing wankers who're self-victimisers immersed in cancel culture". Molloy said he was looking for a running mate and keen to hear from anyone interested in "some sort of joint, collaborative type platform".

Unjust and abuse of process. But it highlights the incompetence of the RIU who only sought 14 months initially. [88] This is an Appeal against Penalty by the RIU. On the Appeal the RIU submitted the end penalty should be 2 years disqualification however before the Judicial Committee the RIU submitted an end penalty of 14 months disqualification of the Respondent was appropriate. This is an unusual situation. No point spending money taking it to a higher court as the RIU has endless sources of that. She certainly didn't get 5 years or life like some were baying for.

What a joke! Molloy running for Auckland Mayoralty. I trust he realises that sticking his head that far above the parapet will make it a bigger target. Maybe some people who in the past kept silent may no longer do so.

I see you still haven't learnt how to effectively use ellipses?!

Bullshit! I suppose they had a few of their hard earned pocket money on Big Mike?

@Thomass you wonder why everyone thinks you are a sexist pig and an idiot?

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Chipperfield rides first winner in 15 years New Zealand Racing Desk@nzracingnews 11:16AM Clayton Chipperfield recorded his first win in the saddle in more than 15 years at Te Aroha on Sunday. Photo: Trish Dunell It’s been a little while between drinks, but Clayton Chipperfield was back in the winner’s stall as a rider at Te Aroha on Sunday aboard Locally Sauced in the Yelavich Transport LTD 2200. The Waikato hoop made a return to riding this year after a 15-year hiatus and he said the victory was made even sweeter by the fact his daughters were there to witness it. “It was a big thrill and I had my daughters there with me,” Chipperfield said. “It was the first time they have ever been to the races to watch me ride, so it was a special day. “They might have to come along all the time now.” While pleased with the win, Chipperfield said he was surprised to see what his charge was paying on the tote. “He is a nice and relaxed horse, and he was pretty fit going into yesterday,” he said. “I was surprised he was the second outsider ($14), he had $120,000 in the bank and six wins. “300m out I thought we had got beaten, but we got up by a long-neck in the end, he fought on well.” Chipperfield said it was good to get the monkey off his back and he is hoping his next win won’t be far away. “I was never worried about getting the win, it was just a matter of getting it,” he said. “It was always going to come in time, but it was good to get that one out of the way. “Fingers-crossed I can get another one or two at Wanganui on Thursday.” A decorated jumps jockey, Chipperfield now sits on 99 career riding victories, with a highlight being aboard Golden Flare in several feature jumps races. “Golden Flare and I created history over the Ellerslie Hill, winning the Great Northern and the McGregor Grant double twice, which had never been done before, or since,” he said. “I am hoping we can get Golden Flare to lead the northern field out this year, being the last northern at Ellerslie.” Chipperfield decided to forego his training commitments earlier this year and has worked as a freelance trackwork rider at Cambridge since, which he has enjoyed immensely. “I ride for three or four trainers every morning and get between 15 and 20 horses,” he said. “It is really good and I am enjoying it. I am probably making more money now freelance riding than I was training, and 1/10th of the stress. “I am having a lot more time with the kids as well and more time to do things around the house as well rather than working 12-plus hour days and falling asleep on the couch at night. “It is much more enjoyable.” Chipperfield regularly rides the Margaret Falconer-trained Wordsworth in the mornings and he was delighted to see the rising five-year-old win the SVS Starting Gates Mile (1600m) at Te Rapa on Saturday. “He is a lovely, big horse, and he has been working really well. I was pleased that he got up and won,” Chipperfield said.

T-lightful: Finding ‘special’ bracelet fuels Kah record Jamie Kah after her season record winner at Caulfield. Picture: Racing Photos By Gilbert Gardiner 06:03pm • 11 July 2021 1 Comments Record-breaker Jamie Kah has revealed a subtle but significant gear change — more so, reapplication — which “maybe” helped in the pursuit for 100 winners in a season in Melbourne. Since fiance Clayton Douglas, an accomplished jumps jockey and trainer, gifted Kah a “special” bangle the superstitious jockey “always” wears the Tiffany piece at the races. The exception to “always” being last Wednesday‘s Sandown meeting, where Kah not only came and left empty-handed, still stranded on 99 winners despite a full book of rides, but also bare-wristed. “I wore my bracelet,” Kah said on Saturday, having cracked the ton with a Caulfield double. “I didn’t wear it on Wednesday by accident and I always wear my bracelet, maybe that helped me.” Luckily for Kah, who folds and stacks gear in the same order and aligns her cap a certain way, the missing diamond-encrusted white gold bangle with an enamel blue ‘T’ was “hiding at the bottom of my bag”. “It’s a special present from Clayton,” Kah said. “I couldn’t find it on Wednesday so that was the killer.” Kah has five city meetings to improve her record — 101 winners — after surpassing the high water mark 99-1/2 champion jockey Brett Prebble set in 1999-2000. After winning in bunches at the start of the season, Kah set out to win the Melbourne premiership, the long-held domain of champions Damien Oliver and Craig Williams. Oliver is a 10-time Melbourne premiership winner, while Williams had won the past five metro titles — and nine overall. It was not until she rode five winners at Caulfield on May 8 — an Australian female-record — Kah deemed the century gettable, having moved to 86 with 12 weeks to spare. “To be honest, a few months ago I didn’t think I’d be able to get it,” Kah said. “I think that’s how I got so close and ended up getting to 100 because I put it to the back of my mind.“ Kah has ridden more Group 1 winners (six) than any other Australian female jockey — surpassing Michelle Payne (five) with a magical ride on Vega One in the Kingsford-Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on May 29. The season record, however, more than measures up against top-grade wins. “It’s probably the most special milestone for me because it’s not just a female milestone, it’s all jockeys (in Victoria) combined,” Kah said. “Group 1s are very special but this was a milestone that hasn’t been broken by any jockey before so that’s really special to me … something I’ve ticked off now.” The Melbourne jockeys’ room rallied behind Kah on Saturday, including Oliver, a competitive beast who hates to lose. “Everyone congratulated me and even Ollie shook my hand and congratulated me,” Kah said. “I think they’re all relieved, they were sick of seeing my face everywhere too.” With the weight of expectation lifted, Kah is most looking forward to “enjoying” her riding again before the next season starts on August 1 and the tally resets. “I’d been trying my best not to let it get to me but it felt a bit less forced after the winner,” Kah said. “Clayton was going to come (to the races Saturday) but I said ‘let’s keep it as normal as possible’, I’m a little bit superstitious like that.” Her parents watched the momentous milestone at home in Adelaide. Kah will ride to the end of the season, bar some extra days off and a snow trip. “It’s a tough year, you have to be at your top level the whole way through the year,” Kah said. “It’s very special but I might be having a rest this time next year, I don’t think I’ll be trying to reach the 100 but I’m happy I’ve done it.”

True one fat cell is larger than one brain cell!

I'm going to report you to the RIU for bringing racing into disrepute with that sexist comment.