The drive to change the culture in Victorian thoroughbred racing was never more evident than after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board (RAD) delivered the penalties in the Shannon and Lee Hope's cobalt cases. Last week the Hopes' were found guilty on three charges of administering cobalt to affect the performance of a horse in a race. Each charge carried a mandatory three-year disqualification. So there was interest to see how the RAD board delivered the penalties as Judge Russell Lewis had said earlier in his guilty findings that Shannon Hope was more culpable than his father, Lee. Yet the RAD board delivered career-ending penalties to both trainers - disqualifying Shannon Hope for...
↧