Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards have issued a charge against licensed trainer-driver David Aiken 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 Mr Aiken presented the horse ‘Secret Identity’ to race at Shepparton on 1 May 2020 when not free of the prohibited substance hyoscine.
The charge will be heard by the Victoria Racing Tribunal on a date to be fixed.