Harness Stewards Inquiry – Trainer Mr Dennis Wych (RICHIE REACTOR)
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) Stewards have been advised by the ChemCentre in Perth, that cobalt at a concentration in excess of 25 micrograms per litre, being the threshold prescribed in the Harness Rules of Racing, has been detected in a blood sample taken from RICHIE REACTOR at Northam on 15 August 2020 after it had competed in, and finished first, in Race 9.
This finding has been verified by the Racing Analytical Services Laboratory (RASL) in Victoria.
Accordingly, the Stewards will inquire into these reports on Thursday 10 September 2020 which trainer Mr Dennis Wych has been directed to attend.
Acting under the provisions of Harness Rule of Racing 183 (d), Stewards have directed that Mr Wych’s licence to train be suspended forthwith pending the outcome of the Stewards inquiry to the extent that he is not permitted to nominate or present any horses to race.