TOP Riverina harness trainer Jackson Painting has been rubbed out from racing until February 2016 following a Harness Racing NSW (HRNSW) inquiry into treatment of one of his horses.
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An irregularity was found in pacer Living Lord's plasma sample taken prior to a race at Menangle on Saturday, November 2.
Australian Racing Fornsic Labratory found illegal levels of TCO2 in the horse's blood.
Painting pleaded guilty at a hearing this morning for administering his horse with a prohibited substance.
HRNSW officials handed down a suspension of two years and three months, which will end on February 3, 2016.
Painting is based at Euroley, with the horse in question - Living Lord - having Leeton connections.
STATEMENT FROM AUSTRALIAN HARNESS RACING:
HARNESS Racing New South Wales (HRNSW) has concluded the inquiry into a report received from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) that TCO2, at a level greater than 36 millimoles per litre in plasma, had been detected in a pre race blood sample taken from LIVING LORD (NZ) prior to it competing in and finishing unplaced in race 1 the HUB Insurance Services Pace (1609 metres) at Menangle on Saturday, November 2.
The “B” sample had been confirmed by the Queensland Government Racing Science Centre in Brisbane.
Evidence was taken from Mr Jackson Painting, the trainer of LIVING LORD and HRNSW Regulatory Veterinarian Dr Martin Wainscott.
Mr Painting pleaded guilty to a charge pursuant to Australian Harness Racing Rule 190 (1) (2) & (4). The particulars being that Mr Painting, a licensed Trainer did present LIVING LORD to race at the Menangle harness meeting on Saturday, 2 November 2013 not free of a prohibited substance (TCO2).
In determining penalty, Stewards took into account the following:
- The seriousness of the offence
- Mr Painting’s blemish free record in relation to breaches of the prohibited substance however that he has only been a full time professional trainer, for approximately 1 year.
- That Mr Painting had only recently returned from a previous disqualification for another offence.
- The HRNSW penalty guidelines
- Mr Painting’s personal circumstances
Mr Painting was disqualified for two (2) years and 3 months which will expire at midnight February 3, 2016.
The penalty was back dated to November 4, 2013 the day in which his licences were suspended by HRNSW.
Acting under the provisions of AHRR 195, LIVING LORD was disqualified from its fifth place in Race 1, HUB Insurance Services Pace (1609 metres) at Menangle on Saturday, November 2.
Stewards also ordered under NSWLR256A, that Mr Painting paid to HRNSW $1500 in costs incurred by them as a result of the analytical procedures required in this matter.
The Stewards also concluded an inquiry that was opened at Menangle on Saturday, November 2 into Mr Jackson Painting’s drive on TENIAMO in race three, the Sky Racing Where Horses Fly Country Series Final (1,609 metres) in particular in the home straight whereby he allowed TENIAMO to shift up the track and this allowed ITCAN HAPPEN to obtain a run to its inside.
Mr Painting pleaded guilty to a charge pursuant to Rule 162(1)(www), the particulars being that he allowed his horse to shift ground up the track in the home straight on the final occasion.
Mr Painting was fined $500.
