{"id":387588,"date":"2024-04-24T00:29:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387588"},"modified":"2024-04-24T02:05:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T02:05:08","slug":"melbourne-cup-winner-cleared-in-corruption-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=387588","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Cup winner cleared in corruption case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/horse-racing\/melbourne-cup\" title=\"M\ufeffelbourne Cup\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M\ufeffelbourne Cup<\/a>-winning trainer Darren Weir has been cleared of three charges of trying to corrupt a race.<\/p>\n<p>The Victoria Racing Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed three charges against Weir\ufeff, which included claims about the 2018 Melbourne Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Weir&#x27;s runner Red Cardinal finished 23rd in the great race that year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/basketball\/nba-news-2024-nikola-jokic-brother-fight-punch-video-nuggets-beat-lakers\/6af0dc89-2096-400a-8762-b1f9dc6964e6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NBA probing star&#x27;s brother over wild brawl video<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/the-mole-exclusive-2024-reece-walsh-broncos-jordan-mailata-fiji-expansion\/a62e90b0-f5fe-4695-be0c-dfad9dff25e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Surprise &#x27;weakness&#x27; Broncos want Walsh to fix<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/news-2024-max-holmes-geelong-cats-contract-extension-salary\/2ac6d5d8-9d97-43b8-a599-f2603266d269\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cats young gun snubs million-dollar offers from rivals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vision was later found of the trainer using an electronic jigger on that horse &#8211; as well as two others &#8211; prior to the Melbourne Cup.<\/p>\n<p>In the video played during the hearing Weir used a jigger on Red Cardinal seven times, on Tosen Basil nine times, and on Yogi nine times while the horses were running on treadmills.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"12f16143-93ca-40ff-86a5-23bac4c06830\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/61efdb99-0c9f-4223-be6d-d779ab98e0b2\" alt=\"Michelle Payne poses with trainer Darren Weir after the win of Prince of Penzance.  (Getty)\" data-width=\"748\" data-height=\"421\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video was filmed a week before the 2018 Melbourne Cup. Red Cardinal crossed the finish line last, while one runner failed to finish.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>Stewards charged him with trying to corrupt races with the use of a jigger.<\/p>\n<p>While three charges were dismissed on Wednesday\ufeff, Weir had already plead guilty to three charges of using a jigger and three charges of animal cruelty, and one charge of improper and dishonourable conduct &#8211; all related to the same video.<\/p>\n<p>He was banned from training for four years in February 2019 for possessing jiggers &#8211; a device which gives the animal an electric shock in order to make it run faster.\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>He now works pre-training race horses for prominent trainers around the country, which he is legally permitted to do.<\/p>\n<p>Weir famously won the 2015 Cup with Prince Of Penzance, ridden by Michelle Payne who became the first female jockey to win the coveted 3200m Flemington feature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>M\ufeffelbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir has been cleared of three charges of trying to corrupt a race. 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