Trainer Darren Weir has been handed a further two-year disqualification by the Victorian Racing Tribunal for using a jigger on three racehorses back in 2018.
The tribunal, led by Judge John Bowman alongside Judge Kathryn Kings and tribunal member Des Gleeson, unanimously decided on the penalty, deeming it “fair and appropriate.”
This decision follows a recent hearing where Racing Victoria stewards had advocated for an additional 10-year ban on top of Weir’s previous four-year disqualification, which concluded in February last year.
Weir, who pleaded guilty to charges of animal cruelty, defended himself by emphasizing his rehabilitation, contrition, and remorse.
Charges related to corruption had previously been dismissed.
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