A harness racing trainer has been suspended after being caught injecting a suspected performance enhancing drug into two horses, hours before they were due to take to the track. I have no time for people that are going to do this to animals.”ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Racing Minister Grant Robertson says he has “no tolerance” for any kind of cheating in the harness racing industry. Joseph Johnson/Stuff Canterbury’s harness racing scene has been rocked by a series of scandals in recent years. The harness racing industry has had its reputation tarnished by a number of recent scandals. Kerr handed in his training and driver’s licence to Harness Racing New Zealand in November, citing “mental health” as the reason for the break.

Source: Stuff February 26, 2021 01:59 UTC