Newmarket RC 209 Report post Posted January 29, 2019 DEVELOPING STORY: Darren Weir stables raided by Victorian Police Darren Weir Photo: Darryl Sherer Article Author Brad Waters 30 January 2019 Detectives from Victoria Police’s sports integrity unit have raided the Ballarat and Warrnambool operations of the state’s premier trainer Darren Weir on Wednesday morning. Rumours of an investigation into the Weir stable have been circulating around racing for months before the police hit the Weir stables. Police have confirmed they have arrested Weir and two other men and taken in for questioning. "They will now be interviewed in relation to sporting integrity matters, including obtain financial advantage by deception, engaging in conduct that corrupts or would corrupt a betting outcome of event or event contingency, use of corrupt information for betting purposes and attempt to commit indictable finanical offence, namely obtain financial advantage by deception," a Victoria Police statement read. "A number of items, including a firearm and what is believed to be a conducted engery device were also seized from the properties. "This investigation remains ongoing and has also been assisted by Racing Victoria." Weir’s stable sent out a Commonwealth record of 491 winners and won more than $31 million in prizemoney last season. Racing Victoria has released a statement on the matter. Almost all media organisations have named Weir but RV’s general manager of integrity Jamie Stier says the organisation was not prepared to name the trainer involved. “Racing Victoria’s Integrity Services team has been conducting an investigation into the activities of licensed persons in the Warrnambool and Ballarat areas. During the course of our investigation we sought the support of Victoria Police’s Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit on the matter, instigating their investigation,” Stier said. “The Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit this morning executed warrants at properties in Warrnambool and Ballarat where they arrested three licensed persons for questioning. Members of the Racing Victoria Integrity Services team attended licensed stables to assist Victoria Police and to investigate potential offences against the Rules of Racing. “As the matters are the subject of on-going investigations by Victoria Police and Racing Victoria we are not at liberty at this time to disclose the identities of the persons arrested nor the details of the investigations. “Racing Victoria is committed to maintaining the highest integrity standards in our sport and, where appropriate, we will continue to work with Victoria Police on those investigations.” As the matter is ongoing, comments have been turned off on this article. Racenet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,863 Report post Posted January 29, 2019 In regards to an international betting investigation...federal police involved. Newmarket RC 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket RC 209 Report post Posted January 29, 2019 The latest from Victoria Under-fire trainer Darren Weir will be able to run his horses in the short-term despite his arrest for questioning by Victoria Police on Wednesday morning. Weir and two other men were arrested for questioning after detectives from VicPol’s sporting integrity unit raided his Warrnambool and Ballarat stables at about 6am on Wednesday. Weir has five runners engaged at Wednesday’s Mornington meeting with three of his eight acceptors among the routine scratchings for the meeting. Weir has nine acceptors for Friday night’s meeting at The Valley and the stable will be able to accept with runners at meetings over the weekend. Racing Victoria is not in a position to use their power to stand down Weir as he has not been charged with a breach of the Rules of Racing. A Racing Victoria spokesman was unable to determine whether stewards would charge Weir or any other licenced person at this stage of the investigation, which is being run in conjunction with Victoria Police. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackPoonDrinkGoon 93 Report post Posted January 29, 2019 Anyone who follows the fair knows this stable is dodgy as anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket RC 209 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 47 minutes ago, Newmarket RC said: Racing Victoria is not in a position to use their power to stand down Weir as he has not been charged with a breach of the Rules of Racing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Flash 2,132 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 A gun and taser have been seized and three people were arrested after police raids on Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren weir. Victoria Police and Racing Victoria raided stables at Miners rest and Warrnambool from 6am on Wednesday morning. Three people have been arrested including a 48-year-old Miners Rest man said to be Darren Weir himself, a 38-year-old Yangery man and a 26-year-old Warrnambool man, Victoria Police said in a statement. “They will now be interviewed in relation to sporting integrity matters including obtain financial advantage by deception, engaging in conduct that corrupts or would corrupt a betting outcome of event or event contingency, use of corrupt conduct information for betting purposes, and attempt to commit indictable offence namely obtain financial advantage by deception,” it said. One wonders where all this will end up, not a good luck no matter what the outcome Greg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauhei Notts 1,409 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 He has been charged with "gaining financial advantage by deception". I get the impression that any trainer innocent of that charge would go broke. slam dunk and Shad 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 No “charges” have been laid. Arrests and interviews being conducted. BackPoon, I think you’d be wise not to make accusations such as you allude to in your post - unless you have plenty of money to defend yourself old chap.. just saying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,863 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, BackPoonDrinkGoon said: Anyone who follows the fair knows this stable is dodgy as anything. Been well publicised about his tubing history years ago. About bloody time. Either prove it or retract the insinuation...you know the rules here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,824 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 He's been arrested along with two others....4 Tasers and a gun recovered. Doesn't sound good to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flockofewes2 216 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 'he has been charged with "gaining financial advantage by deception" 'No “charges” have been laid'...so which is it? Be unusual to be arrested with no charge.-'you are under arrest for...???' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewandjo 129 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 7 hours ago, BackPoonDrinkGoon said: The gun was his fathers and was stored in a cupboard/wardrobe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
flockofewes2 216 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 15 minutes ago, drewandjo said: The gun was his fathers and was stored in a cupboard/wardrobe and the jiggers were left there by his auntys ,nieces ,best friend who owned the local general store. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewandjo 129 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 smartarse…..if you don't want facts go back to your comics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,863 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 Come on guys...lets keep it nice and please this is a touchy subject so only facts please not rumours...cheers.The guy is innocent until proven guilty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,704 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 30 minutes ago, drewandjo said: The gun was his fathers and was stored in a cupboard/wardrobe And obviously the cocaine was the property of a harness racing associate! flockofewes2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewandjo 129 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, scooby3051 said: Come on guys...lets keep it nice and please this is a touchy subject so only facts please not rumours...cheers.The guy is innocent until proven guilty. agreed...which is why I made the statement about the gun as told to me from someone who is involved with the stable Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,824 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, poundforpound said: Mmmmm....... no tasers were found ( three jiggers were though and that’s disappointing ), they found an unspecified amount of cocaine but it could belong to anybody FFS. Weir has been released without charge, as has the 26yo man they detained ...... They are the same thing though aren't they....jigger is just a racing term....it's not a good look for the industry and the anti-racing brigade will have a field day with all of this.. https://www.racenet.com.au/news/police--four-jiggers--drugs--gun-found-in-raids-20190130 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rum 1,833 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 52 minutes ago, flockofewes2 said: 'he has been charged with "gaining financial advantage by deception" 'No “charges” have been laid'...so which is it? Be unusual to be arrested with no charge.-'you are under arrest for...???' Not unusual at all , plenty arrested not charged two very different parts of the investigation process,if all arrested are charged, there would be lot of dross in front of courts . Likewise turning over a house don't mean guilt it means an information has been presented to a court and they are happy there are grounds there to issue a search warrant. A huge number of people work in that stable , and visit and anyone from top to bottom could have had those articles allegedly found . That's part of process now to investigate . It's all early days yet . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 No charges guys - yet. Just investigations following two months of investigation by Racing Vic. They called the Police to assist because the Police have powers the RIU don’t have. There’s no mention of doping at all and the tasers were 3 “Jiggers”, which are a banned item. The gun? Who doesn’t own one on a rural property? Who’s was it? A lot of water to go under the bridge so until then, I believe BackPoon’s comments about tubing should be condemned. TurnyTom 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rum 1,833 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Trump said: No charges guys - yet. Just investigations following two months of investigation by Racing Vic. They called the Police to assist because the Police have powers the RIU don’t have. There’s no mention of doping at all and the tasers were 3 “Jiggers”, which are a banned item. The gun? Who doesn’t own one on a rural property? Who’s was it? A lot of water to go under the bridge so until then, I believe BackPoon’s comments about tubing should be condemned. Agree , he's had 1000 plus runners a year I'd guess , many positives ? I haven't heard of many so must run a reasonably tight ship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnyTom 1,534 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 It is very early days - much water to flow ,- let's look and learn scooby3051 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 281 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, poundforpound said: I note he bought a horse today at Karaka some can’t be too bothered......and besides there’s ample evidence here in NZ that the boof headed Police raid and arrest first..then think and investigate later My money is on “no charges”..... Arrests were by the Fed's and not the keystone cops.Would that make any difference PFP? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackPoonDrinkGoon 93 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 4 hours ago, scooby3051 said: Either prove it or retract the insinuation...you know the rules here. 2 hours ago, Trump said: No charges guys - yet. Just investigations following two months of investigation by Racing Vic. They called the Police to assist because the Police have powers the RIU don’t have. There’s no mention of doping at all and the tasers were 3 “Jiggers”, which are a banned item. The gun? Who doesn’t own one on a rural property? Who’s was it? A lot of water to go under the bridge so until then, I believe BackPoon’s comments about tubing should be condemned. Ummmm he’s been a proven cheat multiple times, here’s a few examples for ya scoobs January 2001 - Weir suspended for eight weeks for giving false evidence, in an inquiry regarding the late scratching of mare Amanda Huggenkiss at Warrnambool. Spring 2002 - Weir fined $1000 for being in possession of tubing gear at Manangatang. August 2003 - Three Weir horses scratched at Murtoa with equipment seized by stewards, resulting in a three month suspension for tubing a horse on raceday. May 3, 2006 - Racing Victoria stewards inspect Weir and Jarrod McLean stables at Warrnambool. Tubing gear was discovered, but no charges laid. February 14, 2008 - Weir fined $15,000 for an elevated TC02 reading. November 2009 - Weir fined $1500 after Lethal Gal was a late scratching on Ballarat Cup day when stewards discovered the horse had been transferred to another stable. January 2010 - Time Matters a late scratching at Caulfield - after Weir failed to notify stewards of the whereabouts of the horse. March 24, 2011 - Weir fined $500 for using 'insulting or abusive language' towards a trackwork supervisor. May 23, 2013 - Weir fined $7000 after a diuretic was detected in Doing Our Best on raceday at Ballarat on February 16, 2013. November 2013 - Weir fined $2000 for a stable return breach, leading to Platelet's late scratching from the $1m VRC Sprint Classic. August 5, 2018 - Stewards adjourn inquiry into tactics - John Allen and Darren Weir quizzed over tactics aboard Bit Of A Lad in the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown with the inquiry adjourned to examine betting records on the race. September 19, 2018 - Weir fined $5000 for false jump-out information - including wrongly naming seven horses that competed in jump-outs at Ballarat. October 20, 2018 - Trap For Fools scratched - over concerns about where the gelding had been stabled in the lead-up to the race. Huey 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,863 Report post Posted January 30, 2019 He is still innocent of these charges so please keep the speculation to yourself...everyone deserves to be treated fairly and not tried in the court of public opinion.Please stay within the forum guidelines thats all i am saying to you and everyone posting on the subject...cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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