Stewards today resumed the inquiry adjourned on 7 January 2025 into reports of lignocaine being detected in the sample taken from Vevinsky following it racing in and winning Race 7, the XXXX Broome Cup, on 24 August 2024.
The matter was adjourned for additional analysis to be conducted by Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL - Vic) on the sample for the presence of the known metabolites of lignocaine.
At today’s inquiry, additional evidence was presented, including from Dr Adam Cawley of RASL who confirmed that metabolites had been detected in the analysis conducted by them.
Mr Moore subsequently pleaded guilty to a charge issued by stewards under AR240 (2) with the particulars being:
that Mr Moore was the licensed trainer of Vevinsky when it was brought to race at Broome on 24 August 2024, where it raced in and won Race 7, the Broome Cup, with the prohibited substance lignocaine, being a Prohibited List B substance, being detected in a post-race blood sample taken from it
After hearing submissions with respect to penalty and the provisions of AR240 (1) (see below), the matter was adjourned for stewards to consider all submissions and determine the appropriate penalty and outcomes with respect to the rules in question.
Mr Moore was advised that stewards anticipate providing a decision within approximately 14 days.
Division 2 – Prohibited substance in a sample taken from a horse
AR 240 Prohibited substance in sample taken from horse at race meeting
(1) Subject to subrule (3), if a horse is brought to a racecourse and a prohibited substance on Prohibited List A and/or Prohibited List B is detected in a sample taken from the horse prior to or following its running in any race, the horse must be disqualified from any race in which it started on that day.