Racing Darren Weir Arrested and stables raided by Police and Stewards.

[Craven Morehead]

RSN reporting that both a gun and a taser were seized... They didn't make any absolute link but the way that they were discussing it seemed to imply that one or both of those items were seized in connection with the video and use of a treadmill...

Have trained a few gallopers back in the day, and used a cattle prod/jigger on a few who were tardy in the barrier.
Difference being a cattle prod has roughly 5-8,000 volts whereas a taser lets fly with 50,000 volts.
I hope to hell it wasn't a taser he was using.

 

[54Dogs]

Put simply he's history.

20 officers from AFP, Vic Police and racing stewards at the Bool, similar number at Ballarat. He's been arrested and items seized.

No way the AFP put that sort of manpower into a raid unless the case is iron clad.

That many officers would not be involved just for animal cruelty plus the AFP so the race rigging stuff must be solid as well

Video evidence must be irrefutable

 

[iluvparis]

I'd assume most stables have a gun to destroy horses that break down

 

[FallingLiefs]

gun is of no concern IMO, the other things.....

yet to hear anything

 

[AvantGardener]

Dodgy game. Will only follow trots from now on

 

[iluvparis]

Time for a trip down memory lane - what's the dodgiest Weir result (positive or negative) people can remember?

I'd have Humi 2017 Makybe Diva up there. Handsome Theif backed as if Chautauqua in last year's Wangoom another

 

[bigpapagman]

Weir
McLean
McCartin

The 3 arrested.

 

[Lockyer24]

Another Coldie improving 10 lengths in a week to beat Nights Watch certainly gave me the shits

 

[RobbyRoy]

Yeah this is going to be bigger than just no longer losing money because of Weir. Could be catastrophic for the industry.

 

[FallingLiefs]

Yeah this is going to be bigger than just no longer losing money because of Weir. Could be catastrophic for the industry.

only positive for mine.

interesting debate though.

 

[iluvparis]

Another Coldie improving 10 lengths in a week to beat Nights Watch certainly gave me the shits

Haha from memory wasn't that the day there was footage of him watching in the stands mouthing 'get ****ed' or '* it' after the race

 

[iluvparis]

UK survived the Godolphin scandal - will be similar here.

 

[IKnowtheDog]

If anybody wishes to release an unpopular policy now is the time.

Will be interesting to see what unfolds.

 

[HeathySure]

Weir
McLean
McCartin

The 3 arrested.

for being the worst no 1 draft pick ever?

 

[juice t]

Yeah this is going to be bigger than just no longer losing money because of Weir. Could be catastrophic for the industry.

All the Country trainers are dancing in the streets right now

 

[baz_machine]

if you haven't been caught doing something dodgy, you aren't trying hard enough

 

[54Dogs]

Of the top trainers who are the most honest?

Hayes the one that stands out for me

 

[iluvparis]

Of the top trainers who are the most honest?

Hayes the one that stands out for me

Mick Price?

 

[MacMum]

The gun I have no problem with, quite understandable with the valuable horses he has.........most country people on the land have guns.

Seems to be getting juicier and juicier with each hour and report that passes.

For the AFP to be there, makes me wonder if imported substances were involved. Guessing it will all come out in time.

....but what a silly silly man if he was doing stuff that could jeopardise his whole business.

Will these guys ever learn?

 

[iluvparis]

What if the stuff he was doing WAS his business

 

[54Dogs]

The gun I have no problem with, quite understandable with the valuable horses he has.........most country people on the land have guns.

Seems to be getting juicier and juicier with each hour and report that passes.

For the AFP to be there, makes me wonder if imported substances were involved. Guessing it will all come out in time.

....but what a silly silly man if he was doing stuff that could jeopardise his whole business.

Will these guys ever learn?

He's just diversifying.

Why only be caught and convicted multiple times for tubing when you can expand to jiggers, nails in horses and rigging races

 

[king rising]

Stick a fork in DK Weir, he’s done. Shocking story for the industry, but not in any way surprising

 

[Elton Johns Wig]

Funny thing is, I was told just prior to Echuca Cup last year (about 12 mths ago) that he was next in the gun. After a couple of months I brushed it off.

Been building for a long time and the PM's have been flying around twitter for about 10-12 weeks now.


Not surprised.

 

[HeathySure]

Is he done? Ben Currie is still training in Qld and he has been done 4 times in the last few months along with other charges for his dad and employees, Kavanagh and O'Brien are still training I have no faith in the racing industry anymore.

 

[TBellicious]

Jail time hugely possible if found guilty of breaking the new rules under the Crimes Act