Stewards wrap: Finn’s penalty for EPO offences reduced on appeal

By Katherine Ernst

THE Racing Appeals Tribunal has reduced the severity of a penalty handed down to trainer Melinda Finn after two of her greyhounds returned positive urine samples to Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (EPO) between March 20 and May 4, 2015.

Finn had previously been found guilty of four breaches of the prohibited substance rule, GAR 83(2) after her greyhounds, Down Every Road (three charges) and Winsome Warrior (one charge), returned positive samples to the banned substance.

Last December, Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) stewards banned Finn for 117 weeks for each charge and she was also slapped with an additional 156 weeks’ disqualification due to Read full article

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