Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards have issued a charge against registered owner Sam Taiba under Australian Harness Racing Rule (AHRR) 187(2), which reads as follows:
A person shall not refuse to answer questions or produce a horse, document, substance or piece of equipment, or give false or misleading evidence or information at an inquiry or investigation.
It is alleged that Sam Taiba gave false evidence to Stewards regarding the transportation of the horse ‘Nikitaras’ to the Warragul harness race meeting on 21 April 2019
The charge will be heard by the Victorian Racing Tribunal on a date to be fixed.