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21 Feb 22
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A Sunday Independent article has alleged information about illicit drug use provided by suspended trainer Stephen Mahon had not been throughly pursued. In the article McMahon provided details of injectable testosterone - Sustavirol 250 and Propovirol 100n - was being used by an unnamed trainer to Dr Lynne Hillyer, chief veterinary officer and head of anti-doping with the IHRB.
The Racing Post asked the IHRB specific questions, however, IHRB declined to comment on specific question but did provide a statement about its responsibility for the protection of integrity and reputation of Irish horseracing.
In 2020 Jim Bolger claimed drug cheats were the no 1 problem in Irish racing, and suggested a 'Lance Armstrong' - once a cycling icon but outed as a prolific cheat - moment within the sport.
Why has IHRB not provided information about specific question? Is IRHB dragging their feet?
The Racing Post asked the IHRB specific questions, however, IHRB declined to comment on specific question but did provide a statement about its responsibility for the protection of integrity and reputation of Irish horseracing.
In 2020 Jim Bolger claimed drug cheats were the no 1 problem in Irish racing, and suggested a 'Lance Armstrong' - once a cycling icon but outed as a prolific cheat - moment within the sport.
Why has IHRB not provided information about specific question? Is IRHB dragging their feet?
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Jim Bolger has always chosen his words carefully when it comes to the business of doping in racing, but when you wind back the tape to the moment it all began — an interview in The Irish Field on October 30, 2020 — it was all there. “I am concerned with the lack of policing in racing,” he told Daragh Ó Conchúir. “It’s not up to the mark, it’s not up to scratch.”
A day later he took a call from the Racing Post: “I have knowledge of problems and I would like to see the IHRB [Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board] stepping up to the plate,” he told David Jennings. “There needs to be more rigorous testing, but action has to happen after that testing has taken place. I’m inclined to think we have had instances in the past where action wasn’t taken when it should have been.”
A day later he took a call from the Racing Post: “I have knowledge of problems and I would like to see the IHRB [Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board] stepping up to the plate,” he told David Jennings. “There needs to be more rigorous testing, but action has to happen after that testing has taken place. I’m inclined to think we have had instances in the past where action wasn’t taken when it should have been.”
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