Darren Weir attempted to corrupt the outcome of the 2018 Melbourne Cup by using an electronic device on his sole runner Red Cardinal a week before the race, the Victorian Racing Tribunal heard on Monday.
Weir was also accused by Racing Victoria Stewards of attempting to influence other races by using the device, referred to as a jigger, on Tosen Basil and Yogi while they ran on a treadmill at his Warrnambool stables on October 30, 2018.Weir appeared at the Victorian Racing Tribunal on Monday and pleaded not guilty to three charges of engaging in conduct to affect the outcome of a race.
The clip showed McLean using a piece of “poly” pipe to hit the horses, while Kermond stood alongside both men. Dinelli said the electronic device was used on Tosen Basil and Yogi to improve their performances in future races. Dinelli told the tribunal that the use of blinkers and pipe and a person whistling while the horse was being shocked with a jigger was “classical conditioning” – meaning a horse wearing blinkers will associate whistling or being struck by a whip during a race with an electric shock.
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