Melbourne Cup-winning horse coach Darren Weir’s penalty for utilizing {an electrical} gadget on horses won’t be backdated, which means he will likely be disqualified from racing till 2026.
In July the Victorian Racing Tribunal issued a two-year ban on the famend coach after a five-month listening to.
Weir admitted to utilizing a banned electrical gadget often called a jigger on three horses at his Warrnambool stables in 2018, every week earlier than the Melbourne Cup.
His former assistant coach Jarrod McLean and stablehand Tyson Kermond have been additionally penalised for helping him.
Coach Darren Weir with three of his horses in 2015. (ABC Central Victoria: Larissa Romensky)
For the reason that tribunal decided that Weir ought to be banned, there was some debate as as to if the penalty ought to be backdated to 2019.
Throughout a listening to on Monday morning there was a debate on the problem between the Victorian Racing Tribunal, counsel for Racing Victoria stewards and authorized illustration on behalf of Weir.
The tribunal determined Weir would serve his two-year ban from September 9.
Tribunal member Ian Hill famous the prolonged time deliberations took.
Darren Weir leaving Racing Victoria’s headquarters in 2019. (ABC Information)
Weir’s use of jiggers on the three horses has been described as “abhorrent”.
He beforehand obtained a four-year ban from racing after being present in possession of the banned electrical gadget.
That ban expired in February final yr.
Weir was cleared of allegations that the usage of the jigger corrupted the end result of the 2018 Melbourne Cup.
Below the ban, Weir can not prepare horses in an official capability.
