Smerdon, Webb Appeal Penalties

Robert Smerdon and Stuart Webb have joined the list of guilty parties in the Aquanita scandal to appeal their penalties. Smerdon, who was the subject of 115 of the total 250 charges in the case across eight persons, was banned for life and fined A$90,000. The former trainer announced his retirement amidst the hearing and did not participate in it. Webb, who was banned four years, also did not participate in the hearing but lodged a plea of not guilty.

They have joined fellow trainers Liam Birchley (one year) and Tony Vasil (three years) in appealing their penalties.