Racing throws book at Darren Weir but troubling uncertainties remain | Matt Nicholls

Melbourne Cup-winning trainer’s ban raises questions industry has always struggled with

When word spread last week that Darren Weir’s stables had been raided by police, it came of little surprise to most inside in the racing industry. Whispers had been circulating for months, years even, about what was happening behind the scenes at Forest Lodge.

Weir’s arrest and subsequent release from the Ballarat West Police Station has filled column inches ever since, but there are still many troubling uncertainties as a result of the pending action.

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