The Racing Integrity Unit has filed an application with the Judicial Control Authority (JCA), for a breach of Rules 1004(1A) and 1004D of the New Zealand Rules of Harness Racing.
They are requesting the disqualification of Ventimiglia (trainers A P and L M Neal) from Race 2 at the Waikato Harness Racing Club’s Meeting held at Cambridge Raceway on 30 January 2015.
This follows confirmation that a post-race sample taken from Ventimiglia had tested positive to a prohibited substance.
As the matter is now the subject of a JCA hearing no further comment will be made.
Mike Godber