What the Court of Appeal decision in Kavanagh and O’Brien means
The long awaited Court of Appeal judgment has been delivered in the Mark Kavanagh and Danny O’Brien cobalt saga. Or more accurately, three judgments have been…
Now for the Court of Appeal: What we can expect next in O’Brien & Kavanagh cobalt case
On 13 April 2017, Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) announced it had sought leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria from the…
Let there be no mistake: VCAT decision on O’Brien, Kavanagh is not a technical one
For the last two years, trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh have fought charges laid against them by Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) arising from prohibited cobalt…
Cobalt hearings – Time for the law
When contemplating sporting integrity issues in 2015, the television show Hogan’s Heroes comes to mind. Set in fictional German prisoner of war camp Stalag 13 during…
Dick Francis shows us: Racing thrives on scandals, such as cobalt
Readers of Dick Francis novels know that it is all in the opening line. Take this one for example: “The Earl of October drove into my…
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