Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards have issued two charges against licensed trainer Hugh Cathels under Australian Harness Racing Rule (AHRR) 190(1) which states:
A horse shall be presented for a race free of prohibited substances.
It is alleged that Dr Cathels presented ‘Cuzin Lyndal’ to race at Kilmore on 16 January 2020 and ‘Mota Mate’ to race at Tabcorp Park Melton on 17 January 2020, when not free of arsenic, a prohibited substance when evidenced at a concentration above the allowable threshold.
The charges will be heard by the Victorian Racing Tribunal on a date to be fixed.