An Irish trainer has had his licence suspended by the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) for three months after one of his horses tested positive for prohibited substances.
Denis Hogan's runner Ballyadam Destiny tested positive for prohibited substances triamcinolone acetonide (TCA) and dexamethasone after a victory at Galway last October.
The trainer, who is based in Co Tipperary, has lodged an appeal against the suspension handed down by the IHRB, which is scheduled to start at the beginning of August.
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Hogan has also been fined €5,000 by an IHRB referrals panel, with their report being published on Friday.
In the report, the IHRB’s chief veterinary officer Dr Lynn Hillyer said the substances are commonly used anti-inflammatory medications, but stated the trainer had not adhered to the 40-day stand-down period that had been recommend by vet Donncha Houlihan.
Hogan accepted the findings, but has lodged an appeal at the severity of the punishment.
It is the fourth time in the last five years that the handler has had a winner trained by him disqualified after failing a drug test - one of those victories came in a point-to-point.
