Racing Board To Hear Smerdon Case

The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board will hear the charges against Robert Smerdon, with the former trainer having failed in his bid to challenge the hearing's jurisdiction. Smerdon, who faces 115 charges related to bicarb doping as part of the Aquanita Racing scandal, turned in his training license in March and announced he would not attend the Aquanita hearing, but Racing Victoria judge John Bowman deemed that because Smerdon was licensed at the time of the consequences, he would be tried as an industry participant.