Research arrives a day late for horse trainers fined over banned substance
Five horse trainers in Victoria were fined for their horses testing positive to a banned substance. New research presented at an international conference suggests that the substance may occur naturally in horses. This development raises questions about the integrity of the previous findings against the trainers.
- ▪The trainers were fined a total of $24,000 after their horses tested positive for formestane, a substance used to treat breast cancer.
- ▪They spent over $75,000 in legal fees trying to prove their innocence before being found guilty by the Victorian Racing Tribunal.
- ▪Research presented at a conference indicated that formestane may be produced naturally in horses, potentially exonerating the trainers.
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