Richard Moreau and legendary driver Sylvain Filion have each been suspended for 10 years by the Alcohol and Gaming Fee of Ontario
Corridor of Fame harness coach Richard Moreau, together with legendary harness driver Sylvain Filion, have each been suspended for 10 years by the Alcohol and Gaming Fee of Ontario (SCGO).
The ruling comes after a failed drug take a look at by a horse educated by the pair final July discovered it had a banned substance in its system. They have been additionally every fined $40,000.
The ruling might be appealed.
“To guard the wellbeing and security of horses and safeguard the integrity of horse racing, the Alcohol and Gaming Fee of Ontario (AGCO) has issued financial penalties and suspensions to standardbred coach, Richard Moreau, and driver, Sylvain Filion. Each are discovered to have violated the AGCO’s Guidelines of Standardbred Racing,” says a information launch by the ACGO.
Moreau is a 10-time O’Brien Award winner as Coach of the 12 months. Filion, who introduced earlier this 12 months he was retiring from driving, has gained over 8,000 races and $95 million in profession earnings.
Any horses owned by Moreau and/or Filion are ineligible to be entered to race through the 10-year suspension interval. Horses educated by Moreau and/or Filion are additionally ineligible to race however could also be launched or offered to a different coach, if accepted by AGCO race officers.
