Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir disqualified from racing for four years MICHAEL LYNCHVINCE CALIGIURI/GETTY IMAGES Darren Weir, right, pictured arriving at the Racing Victoria hearing with arrives with Jarrod McLean, has been disqualified for four years. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has handed embattled trainer Darren Weir a four-year disqualification. "He's one of the most substantial and significant trainers in Australian thoroughbred history ... he's a champion trainer of one of the biggest stables in the world. Gleeson pointed out that while the damage to the sport of racing was "significant" and "damaging" it was reparable. "It shouldn't be more because it is a charge of possession and conduct prejudical, there is no charge of use.

Source: Stuff February 06, 2019 00:33 UTC