Chief Stipe Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Alligator Blood's Magic Millions B-Sample returns positive Alligator Blood won the Magic Millions Guineas. 5:18PM14 April 2020 The second sample taken from Queensland star Alligator Blood after his dominant win January's Magic Millions 3YO Guineas has confirmed the presence of prohibited substance alternogest. The David Vandyke-trained galloper returned an irregularity to initial tests last month for the prohibited substance, with the B-sample confirming the results on Tuesday. Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards informed Vandyke, who trains on the Sunshine Coast, of the findings and he will now face a stewards' inquiry into the matter at a date yet to be fixed. "Stewards have offered Mr Vandyke the opportunity to provide his submissions in writing or at a Steward’s Inquiry to be held via telephone or video conference on a date to be fixed due to the COVID-19 pandemic," a QRIC statement read. "The Commission is working to ensure the safety of participants and QRIC staff during the pandemic." Vandyke is hopeful the inquiry will be able to explain how the prohibited substance wound up in Alligator Blood's system. If found guilty in the inquiry, Vandyke would likely cop a fine while Alligator Blood would be disqualified from the Magic Millions and forced to forfeit prizemoney won in the race. "This presents a challenging time. Since moving to Queensland in May 2016 this is the first irregularity that I have had in this state," Vandyke said. "It is my hope that the inquiry will shed light on how altrenogest entered Alligator Blood's system and help prevent any similar incident occurring in racing again." Just last week owner Allan Endresz said on Twitter that he would 'do what ever it takes' to clear Alligator Blood's name after earlier making the sensational claim to Racenet that racing crooks or potential someone with an axe to grind against him "got" to his star horse. Alligator Blood is a winner of 10 of his 12 career starts and Group I Australian Guineas just two starts after his Magic Millions Guineas win. Alligator Blood's swabs in the Guineas have already been cleared and connections have been awarded their prizemoney for the win. Alternogest has in the past been commonly used to control the reproductive cycle of mares but it is banned in colts and geldings. However in Victoria and Queensland, trainers have been warned off even using altrenogest on fillies and mares because it contains detectable levels of both trendione and trenbolone (a banned steroid). While the substance is known a hormone treatment, it can be used to calm an unruly male horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Endresz exploring legal loophole 14 April, 2020 Allan Endresz will attempt to exploit a legal loophole within the Australian Rules of Racing in a bid to see his star Alligator Blood keep the Magic Millions Guineas. On Tuesday, QRIC revealed that the second swab sample taken from the star three-year-old after his win in the Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast in January contained the prohibited substance altrenogest. QRIC confirmed that trainer David Vandyke will now be the subject of a stewards inquiry and Alligator Blood is expected to be disqualified as the winner of the $2 million feature race under the Australian Rules of Racing. Speaking on Racing.com’s After The Last, Endresz said his legal team had found a contradiction in the wording of two separate rules – AR214 and AR240 - and he would seek to pursue the matter further. AR214 refers to the result of the race upon declaration of correct weight, while AR240 makes reference to the event of a horse returning a positive swab to a prohibited substance. “We’ve had a good look at it and we’re challenging that rule (AR240),” Endresz said. “On the face of it (the rule), it would suggest an automatic disqualification. “What hasn’t been looked at before, and I don’t mind alluding to this, if one goes to the conclusion of a race under AR214, a judge’s decision is final and there are only two exceptions to that which don’t include prohibited drugs. “Now the way in which the rules have been drafted, there may or may not be a perceived loophole or incompetence in the way it was drafted. “In simple terms, if one goes and says the horse is automatically disqualified well then that rule (AR240) is retrospectively having an impact on AR214 that simply says the judge’s decisions are final. “You can’t have a retrospective law that takes away the rights of the horse and the owners which have had nothing to do with this debacle. “We’ve lost enormously as a result of this, not just the money but the reputation of the horse and contracts with the TAB for The Everest.” Racing.com ✔@Racing .@EndreszAllan will attempt to take advantage of a legal loophole within the Australian Rules of Racing in a bid to see his star Alligator Blood keep the Magic Millions Guineas. He joins #AfterTheLast to explain his reasoning. 28 10:12 PM - Apr 14, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 43 people are talking about this Endresz also doubled down on his earlier claim that Alligator Blood, who swabbed clear after his win in the Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington, could have been nobbled in the lead-up to the Magic Millions Guineas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) Yes, well it appears that the man concerned has some interesting 'form' ... words like obfuscation and 'smokes and mirrors' come to mind https://www.afr.com/rear-window/almost-bankrupt-allan-s-dark-horse-20190528-p51rvu Edited April 15, 2020 by Weasel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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