The scandal engulfing the spring racing carnival has expanded to include doping allegations after a syringe containing the endurance boosting drug EPO was seized by police at the home of Darren Weir’s right-hand man Jarrod McLean.
can reveal that Racing Victoria is preparing to charge McLean with possessing the banned substance Erythropoietin, commonly known as EPO, and administering the drug to Cats Fun, a horse which last raced in 2014 and has since died.
to reveal the doping case against him. In a late night court hearing earlier this week, McLean's lawyers obtained temporary orders preventing the mastheads from reporting his alleged use of EPO until Justice Richards handed down her judgment. Police sent the syringe for testing at Racing Analytical Services, a lab used by racing authorities to test swabs taken from horses. A certificate of analysis provided by Paul Zahra, the lab’s scientific manager, revealed the presence of EPO.
Police provided Mr Zahra’s analysis and Dr Hamilton’s report and other material to Racing Victoria head of integrity Jamie Stier on 23 August and a week later, McLean was formally interviewed by racing authorities.
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