RWWA Stewards yesterday (May 18th) completed their deliberations and determined the matters of penalty in respect of the pleas of guilt to the charges previously issued against harness racing trainer Mr Shane Young at the inquiry conducted on 12 May 2015, as follows:
Charge 1 – Under HRR190(1) – presented ALFA QUEEN to race in race 5 at Narrogin on Thursday 19 March 2015, where it raced and finished first, not free of the prohibited substance Heptaminol – A fine of $5000
Charge 2 – Under HRR190B(1) – did fail to comply with the provisions of rule 190B(1) in that he did not keep and maintain a log book recording all details of treatment administered to horses in his care – A fine of $300
Charge 3 – Under HRR190A(4) – on Friday 10 April 2015 had in his possession at his stable premises a 20ml bottle of the anabolic androgenic steroid Stanazol and a 20ml bottle of the anabolic androgenic steroid Testosterone both of which contained an amount of the substance as labelled – A fine of $1000
Charge 4 – Under HRR193(3) – administered 20ml of the medication Tripart to ALFA QUEEN on 19 March 2015 prior to that mare racing at Narrogin that day – A fine of $2000
When considering penalty in relation to the charges the Stewards took into account as appropriate:
- Mr Young’s very good record over a considerable number of years
- The professional manner in which Mr Young conducted himself during the investigation and inquiry into this matter
- The acknowledgement of all four offences
- The question of the totality of all fines
- Previous cases involving the presence of Heptaminol in a horse in a race
- Previous cases involving the administration of a medication on the day of a race
- The fact that Anabolic Analgesic Steroids are banned substances under the rules of both Harness and Thoroughbred racing
- The need for deterrence both general and specific
Acting under HRR195 ALFA QUEEN has been disqualified from winning race 5 the Kilkenny Westbred Fillies and Mares MS (Pace) at Narrogin on 19 March 2015 and the placings amended as follows:
1st NIGHTWATCH LADY
2nd MISS ABIGAIL
3rd LUCKY DREW
4th DISCO GEMINI
5th FOREVER REMEMBERED
Mark Kemp – Integrity Operations Co-ordinator