[AusRace] Disqualified horse trainer Ben Currie arrested in Toowoomba

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Still no action from the AFP following their grandstanding raid on Weir six
months ago.

On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 at 17:32, L.B.Loveday <lloveday at ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> Disqualified horse trainer Ben Currie arrested in Toowoomba as part of
> racing industry probe
>
> Disgraced horse trainer Ben Currie has been charged with aggravated fraud
> amid allegations he sourced performance enhancing substances for his horses
> and dishonestly claimed the winnings.
>
> *Kate Kyriacou, Thomas Chamberlin, Nathan Exelby*, The Courier-Mail
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> an hour ago
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> UPDATE: Disgraced horse trainer Ben Currie
> <https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/superracing/trainer-ben-currie-handed-another-ban-over-raceday-treatment/news-story/df982c80c34ec59d5233163261476a2d>
> has been charged with aggravated fraud amid allegations he sourced
> performance enhancing substances for his horses and dishonestly claimed the
> winnings.
>
> Police arrested and charged 28-year-old Currie today following a
> 14-month-long investigation by the Queensland Racing Crime Squad.
>
> Police will allege he “engaged in systematic fraudulent behaviour” between
> November, 2016 and March 2019.
>
> It is alleged Currie got hold of unregulated horse supplements “designed
> to enhance race performance in a manner to circumvent current testing
> methodology in Queensland thoroughbred racing”.
>
> “As a result, it is further alleged the offender has dishonestly gained a
> benefit through entitlement to prize money distributed by Racing Queensland
> for thoroughbred races in Queensland over that time,” a statement from
> police said.
>
> Outside the Toowoomba police station, Currie claimed he had no idea what
> he was being charged with.
>
> “I don’t even know what the charges are to be honest,” he said.
>
> “I don’t even know what it’s about.”
>
> Currie has been bailed to appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on
> July 15.
>
> Police will allege Ben Currie “engaged in systematic fraudulent behaviour”
> between November, 2016 and March 2019. Picture: AAP Image/Darren England
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> *DISQUALIFIED HORSE TRAINER ARRESTED*
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> *2.10pm:* Disgraced Queensland horse trainer Ben Currie
> <https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/superracing/trainer-ben-currie-handed-another-ban-over-raceday-treatment/news-story/df982c80c34ec59d5233163261476a2d>
> has been arrested in a police probe bombshell for the racing industry.
>
> Police today arrested Currie in Toowoomba.
>
> Currie has been the leading trainer in Queensland for the last three
> years, with the highest amount of wins.
>
> He has been disqualified and hasn’t trained a runner since May 2 as
> officials have refused his horse nominations.
>
> Earlier this month the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission increased
> Currie’s disqualification period to seven and a half years when it handed
> down its penalty for five prohibited substance charges.
>
> After finding Currie guilty of five swab irregularities between 2017 and
> 2019, which included two for cocaine, stewards disqualified Currie for
> three years and fined him $45,000. All five horses were disqualified from
> their respective races.
>
> ● Wicked Trilogy was found with meloxicam in its system on December 2,
> 2017, when it raced at Kilcoy;
>
> ● Shakira was found to have testosterone in excess of the accepted
> concentration in its system when it raced on January 28, 2018, at Toowoomba;
>
> ● Karaharaga was found to have 17-methylmorphinan-3-ol in its system when
> it raced on July 6, 2018, at Rockhampton;
>
> ● Dreamscope was found to have cocaine and benzolecgonine in its system
> when it raced at Toowoomba on September 16, 2018;
>
> ● Eight Over was found to have cocaine, methylecgonine and benzolecgonine
> in its system when it raced on February 2, 2019, at Toowoomba.
>
> Currie’s father Mark is allowed train after a deal was made to quash a
> two-year disqualification for race-day treatments. He was given a wholly
> suspended 12-month suspension and $7500 fine.
>
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