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English stayer Bauer, has avoided being stripped of its breathtaking second place following a stewards inquiry into allegations of illegal treatment prior to the race.
In one of the narrowest finishes in cup history, Bauer flashed home from back in the field to finish behind www.iasbet.com.au – the Bart Cummings trained Viewed by the slightest of margins.
Trainer Luca Cumani’s daughter, Francesca, accompanied the champion stayer to Melbourne where it was held in a quarantine centre at Sandown.
Cumani maintained his innocence right throughout the inquiry stating that he had not ordered the treatment and in his eyes has done nothing contrary to Australian Racing standards.
Bauer’s swabs all returned negative results leaving the country mystified as to what could have possibly gone wrong.
However after a full inquiry lasting almost a week, stewards conceded that although the horse did receive treatment from Victorian Racing official that should have left it ineligible to run in the Cup, the treatment was not ordered by, nor overseen by the Trainer and hence he was not at fault.
In every other country in the world, electroshock treatment is not considered to help the horse in anyway run better than it otherwise would have run without it and as such horses are generally allowed to run the day after treatment.
In Australia though, horses must have a weeks break before running in any race.
Bauer’s owners will hang on to the $835, 000 second place prize check while the official results of the race will remain unchanged.
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