$400 Fine For SA Procaine Positive
On 5th July 2013 Mrs. Connie Miller was informed that the greyhound Cyanic Haze had shown the presence of Procaine from the urine sample taken at the Mount Gambier race meeting held at Mount Gambier on Friday 7th June 2013, and that she would be advised of the date, time and place of an inquiry.
The reserve portion of the urine sample was tested and the presence of Procaine was confirmed.
Mrs. Miller participated in the inquiry by telephone conference on Wednesday 7thAugust 2013 at 3.00pm. Prior to the inquiry and after viewing all of the evidence Mrs. Miller agreed to a penalty offered by the stewards based on her early guilty plea.
As a result Mrs. Miller was charged with a breach of Greyhounds Australasia Rule R83 (2) of the Greyhound Racing South Australia Limited Rules of Greyhound Racing in that she produced the greyhound Cyanic Haze for racing at the Mount Gambier Greyhound race meeting held at Mount Gambier on Friday 7th June 2013. The greyhound Cyanic Haze was swabbed after competing in race Eight (8), and was found to have the drug Procaine in its urine.
Mrs. Miller was fined the sum of $400.00.