Horse doping scandal spreading: FROZEN urine samples taken from horses at race meetings held more than a year ago will be ­tested for levels of cobalt chloride as part of Racing Queensland’s crackdown on the use of the banned performance-enhancing substance. Cobalt has a dangerous history for both humans and horses--

 

Stewards on alert for cobalt cases to spread across the country

News.com.au January 16th, 2015

COBALT spotfires are expected Australia-wide, with officials in Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia bracing themselves for a spate of positive tests and inquiries.

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Mark Kavanagh, Peter G Moody, Danny O'Brien, Darren Smith, Paul Murray

Horse doping scandal spreading

The Australian January 16th, 2015

FROZEN urine samples taken from horses at race meetings held more than a year ago will be ­tested for levels of cobalt chloride as part of Racing Queensland’s crackdown on the use of the banned performance-enhancing substance.

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Mark Kavanagh, Peter G Moody, Danny O'Brien, Darren Smith, Black Caviar, Lidari,Magicool

Cobalt has a dangerous history for both humans and horses

The Australian January 15th, 2015

IN the early 1960s, breweries in parts of Canada and the US added cobalt to beer to help stabilise the foam.

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Mark Kavanagh, Peter G Moody, Lee & Shannon Hope, Danny O'Brien, Darren Smith

Cobalt saga a bitter pill to swallow as national approach urgently needed

SMH January 14th, 2015

Just when you thought the chasm between Australia's two premier racing states couldn't be wider, welcome to the cobalt saga.

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Mark Kavanagh, Peter G Moody, Lee & Shannon Hope, Danny O'Brien, Darren Smith,Paul Murray, Lidari, De Little Engine, Caravan Rolls On, Bondeiger, Magicool