Cobalt Investigations Extended

Racing Victoria’s investigations into positive cobalt swabs returned from four Victorian training stables will not be completed this month as originally anticipated, according to Racing and Sports. Under investigation are Victorian-based trainers Peter Moody, Mark Kavanagh, Danny O’Brien, and the partnership of Lee and Shannon Hope. 

“There is a significant volume of work that has already been completed by the Compliance Assurance Team, particularly given that we are dealing with four different stables, each with its own set of circumstances to analyze and consider,” said Dayle Brown, Racing Victoria’s executive general manager of integrity. “Whilst we are working as swiftly as possible with a very well-resourced team, we have gathered evidence during the course of the four investigations that we wish to further analyze, and this will take time.” 

Brown added, “It is critically important that we ensure that no stone is left unturned, which must be balanced against the desire of all parties for the investigations to be completed in a timely manner. We also understand the community’s desire to know the specifics of each of our four investigations, however whilst they remain ongoing it would be inappropriate for us to comment on them further.”