DAVID Battie, head of Racing Analytical Services Ltd (RASL), has confirmed that all swabs taken from greyhounds examined by his laboratory are tested for Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (EPO).
Battie’s comments follow allegations from registered Victorian trainer Charlie Wilson, who admitted to doping one of his greyhounds with EPO on two occasions, with a pre-race swab obtained from the greyhound the second time returning a negative result.
Wilson claims he administered the drug in order to prove corruption within the greyhound racing industry and to identify that Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) are not testing for the permanently banned substance.
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