Racing integrity
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The late-night phone calls that ended vet’s Racing Victoria job
The man who lasted one day as Racing Victoria’s new chief vet faced Melbourne Magistrate’s Court nine years ago.
- Danny Russell
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Trainer fined for offensive social media posts used the Oxford Dictionary as a defence
A horse trainer blamed his actions on a Monash Freeway crash that was caused by youths in a stolen car.
- Danny Russell
Money laundering probes, a multimillion-dollar deal and misleading evidence: The curious case before Victoria’s racing tribunal
Bahrain businessman Nader Al AlaAli has appealed a racing tribunal’s guilty finding for giving misleading evidence in a case, questioning links to a man’s international breeding and racing operation, a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme and money laundering.
- Danny Russell
‘What have they done?’ Horse trainers to learn their fate in breast cancer drug case
Racing stewards are pushing for $60,000 in fines despite no evidence to explain race-day positive tests.
- Danny Russell
‘Anywhere I went, people knew’: Woman filmed in sex video tells racing tribunal of living nightmare
Two men have been suspended for 18 months by the racing industry for filming an intimate video and sharing it without consent.
- Danny Russell
Racing trainer investigated for using slurs on social media says he ‘spoke the truth’
Stewards are investigating a father-and-son’s stable for inappropriate terms used in an online post after their horse was scratched because of a traffic jam.
- Danny Russell and Alexander Darling
She helped save the Melbourne Cup, then read on social media that her job was at risk
Dr Grace Forbes is rarely mentioned in the same breath as star former jockey Michelle Payne, but both have had a profound effect on the history of the Melbourne Cup. On Friday, Forbes’ time at Racing Victoria officially came to an end.
- Danny Russell
‘I don’t know what to say’: Wounded jockey left speechless by owner’s $20,000 promise
Irish hoop Declan Bates fractured his pelvis on Monday, but could be in for a Christmas surprise on Saturday.
- Danny Russell
‘Damaged’ racing vet seeks anti-bullying order to return to work
Racing Victoria’s head vet Dr Grace Forbes says she wants to return to work in a safe, bully-free environment after being on personal leave for almost six months.
- Danny Russell
A week ago, Jamie Melham was on top of the world. Now she’s been banned for a month
Racing Victoria stewards suspended the history-making hoop over a nasty Melbourne Cup day fall.
- Danny Russell