Photo: File (not Zipping Sarah) / Getty ImagesAn unidentified punter placed a $10,000 bet on a winning greyhound that later tested positive to methamphetamine - a breach that led to the disqualification of the dog’s trainer. The wager on Zipping Sarah, which won a Canterbury Greyhound Racing Club race at Addington during Cup Week in November, was the most significant among a pool of $23,083 covering 481 bets placed on the dog. Zipping Sarah opened at fixed odds of $4 and shortened to $3.40. Foxton-based trainer Angela Turnwald was banned for four months by the Judicial Control Authority for Racing, with the suspension starting last Friday. The authority said deliberate wrongdoing had not been established but methamphetamine-related breaches could not be tolerated.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 06, 2021 21:00 UTC