Trainer gets fined for

Watch this space there is going to be another trainer who arse is going to get kicked soon.

The vets in SA are too blame along with the trainers and the owners! How many people actually scrutinize their vet bills as to what the horses get before a race? You will find that their is a lot of stuff being given even on the day of racing if you check your account which is totally illegal even if the substance isn't...

Any way, it's a long story and I have actually been talking to a UK press/media agency about taking this to the public but their are lots of proper investigation going on, checks and legalities to deal with first but what I know would ruin SA racing reputation especially with regards to trainers and vets and the funny thing is, the owners have the accounts to prove everything, well most, but I also have first hand experience in witnessing the ongoings and some lovely stories to tell!

I think that seeing that trainers were warned about a year ago,and given a "grace period" ending in June this year to "clean up their act" ,the fine should have been much more."Do the crime,expect a big fine".

May be the reason his horses are named after farm animals

crazy stuff in SA how can you plead guilty an have a right to appeal knowing exactly that you are guilty.

And then on top of it, 50 % of the fine is nearly always suspended.

From my experience this is the case in most of the fines that the Trainers and.. Jockeys get.

So it's all a lot of BULLSHIT !! :evil:

Lifted off Yahoo today.

"A leading Irish racehorse trainer has been fined 6,000 euro for possession of steroids and other banned substances at his stables.

Philip Fenton faced eight charges after a cardboard box hidden in the horse spa in his yard in Co Tipperary was found packed with 25 bottles and containers of animal remedies on January 18 2012.

Among them was one kilo of the anabolic steroid Nitrotain in a paste form in a black tub - enough for 250 doses - and a 20ml bottle of a second performance-enhancing drug Ilium Stanabolic.

Fenton did not give evidence in the one-day hearing in Carrick-on-Suir District Court and refused to explain afterwards why he had the steroids in his yard.

Nitrotain is a fast-acting steroid which builds up muscle mass, improves stamina and toughens bones.

It is one of the most potent drugs of its kind and four times stronger than the other which contained the active ingredient Stanozolol - best known after Canadian athlete Ben Johnson tested positive for it after winning Olympic gold in Seoul 1988.

The trial heard Nitrotain's effects take only two weeks to kick in but it is difficult to detect as no traces are found in a horse after two days."

TRAINER Philip Fenton was on Thursday found guilty of eight charges of possessing unlicensed animal remedies after a full hearing into charges brought by Ireland's Department of Agriculture at Carrick-on-Suir District Court in County Tipperary.

Fenton, who is considering an appeal, has been fined €6,000 and must pay more than €10,000 in total costs following the hearing. The Turf Club will now launch its own investigation into the case following the trainer's guilty verdict.

Evidence was heard from two Department of Agriculture officials, Brendan Daly and Noel Kelly, who visited Fenton's stables near Carrick-on-Suir on January 18, 2012 when the substances were found and seized.

Officials discovered a kilogram of Nitrotain and a 20ml bottle of Ilium Stanabolic, both anabolic steroids and illegal for use on horses in Ireland.

In his evidence, Daly claimed the animal remedies and the steroids were found in a cardboard box, covered by a rug, in a building adjacent to where the trainer's veterinary medicines were stored. The Department is being represented by Sean Gillane, senior counsel, with barrister Johnny Walshe representing Fenton.

Cross-examining Daly and Kelly, Walshe claimed that correct protocols were not followed when the Department's investigators visited Fenton's yard and after the visit.

Walshe referred to the absence of a search warrant, a Department exhibits book to record details of the substances found and also pointed to the officials' alleged failure to caution Fenton on the day in question. He claims that the protocols not being followed was in breach of Fenton's rights.

The charges against Fenton include allegations he was illegally in possession of Nitrotain, which contains the anabolic steroid ethylestrenol and is reported to improve the muscle mass, strength and stamina of horses.

The charges also involve the alleged possession of Ilium Stanabolic, which contains the anabolic steroid stanozolol. Four of the charges allege Fenton had possession of prescription-only medicines for horses without having any vet's prescriptions for the medication when the Department of Agriculture inspected.

When the allegations were revealed in February it prompted the BHA to test Fenton's Cheltenham Festival-bound horses before allowing them to run. The BHA also inspected his yard and testing history, and said no evidence was found of the administration of illegal substances.

We live in hope that Laff can give an explanation on the WINNING WAYS show.

Then maybe he and The Good can argue on how the one got off somewhat lightly and the other was hit harder and went to Appeal Court??

Or will Lafferty not be in the studio and it's not business as usual. :ohmy:

people like these should get a life ban from the industry. They can't help but be dishonest in getting the edge. The sport can't afford this reputation and those who insist on perpetuating this kind of thing which reinforces the negative reputation should be shown the door, for life.

A bookie's board for a race one day in the future:

2. Benzedrine evens
5. Caffeine 22/10
4. Winstrol 10/1
1. Bute 13/1
3. Zantac 40/1