A horse has been scratched from race 7 at Addington Raceway. Photo / Supplied
A horse has been scratched from race 7 at Addington Raceway. Photo / Supplied
A horse has been scratched from the biggest trotting day of the year amid allegations it has been administered a prohibited substance.
The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) has announced the late scratching of Rakero Rebel from Race 7 at 3.06pm today at Christchurch’s Addington Raceway. The race had a totalstake of $140,000.
RIB chief executive Mike Clement told the Herald investigators carried out a stable visit at a North Canterbury property this morning. An investigation was now under way.
The horse was scratched under rule 213 (1) c of the harness racing rules. That rule says a stipendiary steward may at any time scratch a horse from a race or declare it ineligible to start in a race if the horse has had, or may have had, administered to it a prohibited substance.
NZMTC - Late scratching R7 #3 Rakero Rebel by Order of Stewards under Rule 213(1)(c)
