Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards have issued two charges against licensed Trainer-Driver David Moran under Australian Harness Racing Rules (AHRR) 216 and 187(2) in relation to the nomination of ‘Alla Art’ on 13 April 2017.
Charge 1 – Rule 216:
A person whether alone or in association with others shall not fraudulently or improperly nominate or start a horse in a race.
It is alleged that on the On 13 April 2017, Mr Moran nominated the horse ‘Alla Art’ to race at the Ballarat harness racing meeting scheduled for 19 April 2017 when at that time ‘Alla Art’ had suffered an injury and was unfit to compete in a race.
Charge 2 – Rule 187(2):
A person shall not refuse to answer questions or to produce a horse, document, substance or piece of equipment, or give false or misleading evidence at an inquiry or investigation.
The particulars of this charge are that on 20 April 2017, Mr Moran provided false and misleading evidence to HRV Stewards during the course of their investigation.
The charges will be heard by the HRV Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board on a date to be fixed.
Harness Racing Victoria