Stable raids happening now!

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Suspended Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir has faced court charged with torturing, abusing, overworking and terrifying horses.
Fellow trainer Jarrod McLean and stable hand Tyson Kermond appeared alongside him in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today, also on animal cruelty charges, and stable hand William Hernan appeared on corrupt conduct charges.
Weir is accused of torturing, abusing, overworking, terrifying and causing unreasonable suffering to a thoroughbred race horse, as well as a conspiracy to defraud Racing Victoria stewards, following January police raids on his Ballarat and Warrnambool stables.

early4lunch wrote: Another lawyer using the legal system to prevent the facts escaping

Police warrants are very specific and heavily vetted, rightfully so. Participants need to be careful what they are wanting here as far as an outcome... if RV are allowed use evidence specifically acquired by police (which you may note, THEY haven’t used nor acted upon) that was unlawfully given to them and it is allowed by a Judge, a dangerous precedent is set.
Participants liberties are so few under the Rules anyway- how about Racing do their jobs properly and follow proper procedures for once- it’s not like they have zero access

early4lunch wrote: Another lawyer using the legal system to prevent the facts escaping

Word on the streets is that it was before he was employed by Weir.
2013/2014

“The animal concerned died some five years ago,” Broadfoot told the court.

This is from one article I read

Oh yeah, very possible. Didn't realise he had passed.

Another name I heard mentioned was Cats Fun

Haven’t had much luck finding that one out.

Trainer Jarrod McLean’s fight to save his licence by preventing Racing Victoria using police evidence against him rests with the Supreme Court.

McLean’s legal counsel Andrew Broadfoot, QC – a part-owner of Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance – accused Victoria Police of unlawfully providing RV with evidence gathered during stable raids which ended Darren Weir’s career in January.

In order to maintain confidentiality over the evidence gathered by police, Justice Melinda Richards ordered legal parties to refer to “seized material” and “further information” instead of the actual specifics.

McLean’s legal team is attempting to stop RV charging him based on information received from police or relying on it in any disciplinary proceedings.

According to court documents, RV intended to charge McLean with administering a banned substance to a horse to affect its performance in a race.

The Herald Sun understands the horse allegedly involved was a former top stayer, who retired several seasons ago and has since died.

“The animal concerned died some five years ago,” Broadfoot told the court.

RV also wanted to charge McLean, a Group 1-winning trainer, with possessing a prohibited substance and refusing or failing to give evidence to stewards, who opened a fresh inquiry following information received by police in August.

McLean, who was charged by RV in February on matters relating to the possession of a jigger, claims Victoria Police must not disclose information about anything obtained in a search to third parties except during a criminal investigation.

Victoria Police denies acting unlawfully.


Barrister Paul Holdenson, QC, said police officers “engaged with absolute propriety” during the raids and the investigation was in the public interest to maintain the integrity of the racing industry.

“Who wants to have a bet in the race when the participants in the race are cheating?” Holdenson said.

Broadfoot said the passing of information by police to RV was “abuse of power and an unlawful disclosure”.

Properties owned by McLean and Weir were searched in January before both men were arrested and released without charge.

In McLean’s case, his Yangery property was searched by police using a Magistrates’ Court warrant granted on the allegation he had obtained financial advantage by deception.

McLean maintains he is innocent on charges relating the alleged possession of a jigger.

A Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board hearing on Monday was deferred to October 7 because of the civil hearing in the Supreme Court.

McLean to face an Administrative hearing at RAD board on wednesday

ChrisB wrote: When horses turn up to race and the "trainer" wouldn't know their horse/s in a line up there is a problem.

100% correct

I was merely saying that if a group of horses lined up randomly in lower grade, these mega trainers would not be able to pick who is racing for them as they don't actually train them.

Clearly i was using a hypothetical.

When horses turn up to race and the "trainer" wouldn't know their horse/s in a line up there is a problem.

Tighten the trainers legal responsibilities.

‘If’ a horse is found to be non compliant or test positive to a substsnce the trainer will be held responsible regardless of any act or omission of a third party.

It may result in trainers beefing up security and lowering horse numbers.

Carioca wrote: It's a sport lol, go tellthat to Coolmore.

Or that "other bloke" Messara.