Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards have issued a charge against licensed trainer-driver Robert Walters under Australian Harness Racing Rule (AHRR) 247 which states:
A person attending before the Controlling Body its members or employees, the Stewards, officials, or at any proceeding, under these rules, shall not speak or behave in a malicious, intimidatory or otherwise improper manner.
It is alleged that Mr Walters, whilst attending before HRV Stewards at the Bendigo harness racing meeting on 3 January 2020, directed an improper comment towards an HRV Steward.
The charge will be heard by the Victorian Racing Tribunal on a date to be fixed.