The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit recently has announced pending provisional suspensions of six Thoroughbred trainers based on alleged use of banned substances. HIWU, the enforcement arm of ...

Trainers Matt Laurie and Rebecca Waymouth say they believe mares medication Altrenogest is behind positives for prohibited substance Trendione which have resulted in Laurie's in-form mare Anahita and ...

Matt Laurie says a 12-month ban placed on one of his mares for testing positive to a prohibited substance in a vet-prescribed medication is “very unfair”. The out-of-competition blood sample was taken ...

Despite overwhelming resistance to anabolic steroids internationally and locally, there will not be a national change to the racing rules in Australia regarding the use of controversial medication ...

The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has dropped its banned substance case against trainer McLean Robertson after the results of a split sample test did not confirm initial findings. That all ...

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission confirmed last week it would fall in line with Racing Australia’s policy and not follow the lead of Racing NSW, which introduced a local law that allows its ...

Chris Waller doesn't want Winx to be the focus of the debate surrounding altrenogest saying it involves many more horses than the champion. Altrenogest, marketed under the name Regumate, is widely ...

Like humans, horses are prone to miscarriage. In fact, about one in ten pregnancies results in miscarriage at a very early stage. Some horses have a history of early miscarriages and it has become ...

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission confirmed last week it would fall in line with Racing Australia’s policy and not follow the lead of Racing NSW, which introduced a local law that allows its ...

The out-of-competition blood sample was taken from Matt Laurie-trained Delicious Tycoon 18 days before Racing Victoria issued an alert to trainers and veterinarians about commercial products ...