HRV Stewards have issued charges against licensed trainer Mr Luke Kilduff under the Australian Rules of Harness Racing (ARHR).
Charge Number 1
190(1) - A horse shall be presented for a race free of prohibited substances
It is alleged that the horse United Legacy was presented to race at Melton on 3 June 2015 by Mr Kilduff whilst not free of testosterone, a prohibited substance when present in geldings at a concentration in excess of 20 micrograms per litre in urine.
Charge Number 2
190A(1)(a) - When a sample taken at any time from a horse being trained or cared for by a licenced person has detected in it any prohibited substance specified in sub-rule (2):-
- The trainer and any other person who was in charge of such horse at the relevant time shall be guilty of an offence.
Sub-rule (2) reads: For the purposes of sub-rule (1), the following substances are specified as prohibited substances:- (r) anabolic androgenic steroids(other than an anabolic androgenic steroid which is present at or below the relevant concentrations set out in Rule 188A(2);
This charge relates to an out of competition urine sample collected from United Legacy on 6 August 2015 alleged to reveal the presence of testosterone above the allowable threshold.
Charge Number 3
190AA(1) and (2) –
- A horse must not, in any manner, at any time, be administered an anabolic androgenic steroid.
- Any person who:
(a) administers and anabolic androgenic steroid;
(b) attempts to administer an anabolic androgenic steroid;
(c) causes an anabolic androgenic steroid to be administered; and/or
(d) is a party to the administration of, or an attempt to administer, an anabolic androgenic steroid, to a horse is guilty of an offence.
This charge relates to the abovementioned alleged results of urine samples obtained from the horse on 3 June 2015 and 6 August 2015 and also the results of analysis from hair samples obtained from United Legacy on 6 August 2015 and 26 August 2015, which allege the presence of testosterone propionate.
Acting under ARHR 190AA(4) the horse United Legacy is not be permitted to start in any race for a minimum period of 12 months. This stand-down period took effect from 3 June 2015.
The charges will be heard by the HRV Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board on a date to be fixed.
