Harness racing participants charged in connection with a race-fixing and drug scandal are free to race the horses they train despite being barred from the country's racetracks. Police charged 10 people over alleged race-fixing or drug offences this week as part of a 17-month investigation named Operation Inca. Nine of those charged were banned from attending racetracks in New Zealand because of the serious nature of the charges. However, there is nothing to stop the licensed trainers among the group from entering horses from their stables in races as soon as this weekend. Beirne said his relationship with trainers and drivers usually involved him ringing them to seek their opinion on how his or other horses were.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 06, 2018 16:30 UTC