RV stewards have issued one charge against licensed trainer Shea Eden

Racing Victoria (RV) stewards have today issued one charge against licensed trainer Shea Eden for conduct which is alleged to be prejudicial to the image, interests, or welfare of racing.

Mr Eden has been charged with breaching AR 175A which reads:

Any person bound by these Rules who either within a racecourse or elsewhere in the opinion of the Committee of any Club or the Stewards has been guilty of conduct prejudicial to the image, or interests, or welfare of racing may be penalised. [amended 1/09/09]

The charge relates to comments made by Mr Eden in a post-race interview aired on TVN following the running of the Mildura Cup at Mildura Racecourse on Sunday, 24 August, 2014.

Mr Eden had two runners in the Mildura Cup, Rambert  and Flyingconi. Rambert led until weakening in the straight to finish 11th, whilst Flyingconi raced near the rear and ran on in the straight to win the race. 

The particulars of the charge are that Mr Eden’s post-race comments about the run of Rambert are alleged to be prejudicial to the image and/or interests and/or welfare of racing.

The charge will be heard before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board on a date to be fixed. 

Edited by Gay3 - 20 Jul 2018 at 9:17pm

they mentioned this the other day but didn't elaborate on what he actually said... this does look like it may have been a pacemaker comment subby... anyone hear it?

I saw the interview and on what I saw he is guilty!

Children and fools speak the truth.

Another crooked race.

Pardon_My_Dust wrote: Another crooked race.

So a race run at a genuine tempo, conducive to all runners getting a fair chance, is suddenly 'crooked' because the leader happens to be a stablemate? Another conspiracy theorist. Rambert has never won a race when not leading, just for the record.

The point is, it's highly likely Eden said what he did, in the elation of the moment, rubbing his ego, as if 'the plan' came off, when in all probability both were in with a big chance, dependent on runs.
I hate it when every race is won by those on the pace, sit & sprints or leader bias; the Balak Cup was a joy to watch i.e. those on or near the pace had their chances but having been truly run, the last horse on straightening was able to win. The best horse, at the distance, on the day

Pardon_My_Dust wrote: It's crooked as in a horse was in there not to win, but to set it up for it's stablemate, and clearly affecting the chances of the horses racing on the speed. Hell the trainer himself said it was a set up! I really don't know what you're debating here Gay.

I agree.
The peanut shot his mouth off like a boofhead and admitted it was basically a shifty set up.

At least the one shortest in the market one, unlike what happens with the big stables.

The Insider wrote: Shea Eden will get a penalty. What he did is done by many big stables, just never admit it in interviews.

This!

Glencoe wrote: Pardon My Dust are you unequivocally sure your avatar has never done a S.Eden

Sure, his comment was a stuff up. But........ Rambert is a leader and his tactics were known prior to the race!!! He used those tactics to win at Seymour a few years back when he went out 20 lengths in front, and won by 9. He followed it up with an exact same performance the following run. All his wins have been using this same method!!!

Trainers taking responsibility for what they say in the media.

I have no drama at all with this in racing and really with the amount of rubbish sit and sprint boat races we have from 1400m-2000m it should be encouraged. The stablemate was a genuine leader who's best chance of winning the race was getting them off their feet, he was also 80-1. If The Cleaner had a stablemate that was a get back- run on horse in the race on Saturday would their be an outcry if The Cleaner was rolled and the stablemate won??