Lawyers for Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir question if there is any proof his horses were given an electric shock when allegedly hit with what appeared to be an electronic 'jigger'.
Lawyers for Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir have questioned if there is any proof the trainer’s horses were given an electric shock when allegedly hit with what appeared to be an electronic jigger.Weir and his former stable staff Jarrod McLean and Tyson Kermond each face charges of animal abuse and conspiracy to defraud stewards
Dr Andrew McLean told the court he could not be certain the horses received an electric shock during the video, and that he didn't see any signs of pain after the alleged shocks.Racing Victoria's chairman of stewards, Robert Cram, said he was "highly confident" the horses were struck with an electronic jigger.
Dr McLean said there was no evidence of the horses exhibiting pain when struck on the treadmill, but that thoroughbreds would not be able to do so while galloping. Victoria Police allege that the Weir-trained gallopers Yogi, Red Cardinal and Tosen Basil were hit with a conducted energy device while running on a treadmill and wearing blinkers on October 31."I can't answer that for the horse, but I believe it was being used on them," Mr Cram said.Darren Weir trained Prince of Penzance, which won the 2015 Melbourne Cup.
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