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DamienWyer
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Fires everywhere as far as RWWA is concerned.
The long awaited conclusion to the Williams matter may or may not occur on Friday, but RWWA have taken the unusual step of barring the media from covering the proceedings in a total shutdown of transparency. I know who has made this decision and it is fraught with danger. The Industry needs clear rules and procedures and they need to understand that the public are starting to lose confidence in the WA product.
Urine sampling is simply not enough, blood sampling needs to be the norm not just when a horse dies.
A Reinsman apparently punched someone in a race or something like that.
Greyhounds returning positives.
Multiple Thoroughbred Trainers getting time or fines for a variety of offences. Offences ranging from basic care of horses to outright assault, then there are a number of positives to banned substances.
Stewards simply don't know which way to turn and the support of their overlords seems to have weakened to a point not previously seen. Seemingly they no longer have the ammunition to take on anyone other than a few minnows.
Betting turnover has declined under the weight of economic pressures.
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Racing WA Stewards have concluded an inquiry into reports from ChemCentre in Perth and
Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL) that dexamethasone had been detected in the postrace sample taken from BETTOR BEHAVE, following it racing in and winning Race 4 at Pinjarra
on 23 February 2026.
After hearing evidence from Trainer Mr Aiden De Campo, ChemCentre representative Dr A
Nolan, Racing WA Head of Veterinary Services Dr J Medd and Racing WA Senior Steward Mr M
Vickers, Mr De Campo pleaded guilty to a breach of RWWA Rule of Harness Racing 190 (1), (2)
and (4).
Particulars:
Particulars of the charge are that Mr Aiden De Campo as the licensed trainer presented
BETTOR BEHAVE to race in Race 4 at Pinjarra on 23 February 2026 where it raced and
finished first, not free of the prohibited substance dexamethasone.
The matter was adjourned for Stewards to consider the appropriate penalty in all the
circumstances. Stewards determined the penalty to be a $7000 fine.
Further acting under the provisions of RWWA Rule of Harness Racing 195, BETTOR BEHAVE
was disqualified as the winner of Race 4 at Pinjarra on 23 February 2026, with placings adjusted
and all relevant prizemoney to be returned and redistributed accordingly.
When determining the penalty, Racing WA Stewards considered, among other things:
• Mr De Campo’s plea of guilty and forthright manner when addressing this inquiry;
• Mr De Campo’s record in relation to prohibited substances;
• That the reported level was said to be in the lower range;
• That on the evidence of the administrations of dexamethasone via nebuliser present in
Mr De Campo’s treatment record book, Dr Medd recommended a greater period of
withdrawal time of the drug prior to racing;
• The nature of the prohibited substance detected, namely dexamethasone which is an
anti-inflammatory substance and a therapeutic agent;
• The intent and purpose of Rule 190 (1), (2) and (4) which was directed to ensuring a
level playing field and maintaining the necessary confidence of those supporting or
involved in the racing industry; and,
• Precedence in past cases.
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