Leading Western Australian trainer Adam Durrant has been directed to appear before Racing WA stewards following prohibited substance detections involving two horses from his stable.
Racing WA confirmed that ChemCentre in Perth identified Dexamethasone in samples taken from Fulmine at Belmont on November 19 and Fancy Red at Ascot on February 7.
The findings were subsequently verified by Racing Analytical Services Limited in Victoria, with a stewards’ hearing scheduled for June 16.
No penalty has been imposed at this stage, with the matter set to be determined at the upcoming inquiry.
In a separate case, Racing WA has finalised proceedings against trainer Brock Lewthwaite following an arsenic irregularity involving Marines Cry.
The sample was collected after Marines Cry won at York on March 2.
Lewthwaite admitted a breach of Thoroughbred Rule of Racing 240(2) after Marines Cry competed and won while carrying a prohibited B-list substance at a concentration exceeding the permitted threshold of 0.30 milligrams per litre.
Stewards imposed a $4,000 fine and, under Rule 240(1), disqualified Marines Cry from the race, with placings amended and prizemoney redistributed.
In determining the penalty, officials considered Lewthwaite’s admission, personal circumstances and prior record.
They also accepted evidence that the elevated arsenic level most likely resulted from Marines Cry chewing CCA-treated pine posts.
Following the case, Racing WA urged trainers to ensure horses do not have access to treated timber and to withdraw any horses displaying signs of chewing such materials.
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