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the National Horseracing Authority confirms that an Inquiry was held at its offices in Johannesburg on Friday, 27 July 2007 which was adjourned and resumed on Friday, 23 May 2008 and again adjourned and resumed again on Friday, 29 August 2008 and finalised on Friday, 5 September 2008. Mr S G Tarry was charged with a contravention of Rule 73.1.1 He was charged in the alternative with a contravention of Rule 73.2.4.
Trainer Tarry pleaded not guilty to both charges.
The Board accepted Mr Tarry’s evidence unequivocally that he was not party to the administration of a prohibited substance to the horse MAILON (ARG) prior to it taking part in the 10th Race run at Newmarket Racecourse on 10 March 2007.
The Board was satisfied that on the facts established in evidence led by the NHA, Mr Tarry was guilty of a contravention of the provisions of Rule 73.2.4 and accordingly Mr Tarry was found guilty of a contravention of that Rule in that he was the Trainer of the horse MAILON (ARG) which ran in the 10th race at Newmarket Racecourse on 10 March 2007 at a time when a specimen taken from the horse MAILON (ARG) contained a prohibited substance, Flumethasone.
In consequence of this, the horse MAILON (ARG) was disqualified from the said race in terms of the provisions of Rule 72.3.2.
The Board also imposed a penalty of a fine of R60.000.
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