In what could be considered an industry first Harness Racing South Australia has collaborated with Harness Racing Victoria to further strengthen its approach to integrity related matters.
On Saturday night at Globe Derby Park, HRV Stewards and Veterinary Officials worked with HRSA Officials to collect an unprecedented number of swab samples from runners engaged at the meeting which was headlined by the $50,000 SA Graduate Final. Across the night almost 80 samples were collected from runners either before and/or after the race.
In supporting the collaboration with HRSA, its General Manager David Aldred and HRSA Chairman of Stewards Stephen Mulcay, HRV General Manager – Racing & Integrity Services Brant Dunshea stated:“Integrity is important to all stake holders and HRV welcome any opportunity to work collaboratively with other jurisdictions on projects such as that which was undertaken last Saturday night. Along with HRV, HRSA are committed to maintaining the highest level of integrity and as an organisation we strongly support their efforts – it is likely that this is only the first of many collaborations into the future.”
