Racing NSW’s legal counsel Phillip Boulten SC, argued Smith’s actions were “dishonest, disguised, nasty and toxic” while claiming the trainer told “lies” when originally questioned about his use of the substance by stewards
The Newcastle trainer admitted injecting horses with a substance which he understood to be a blood booster, after initially denying he had administered cobalt.
It is eerie to think that there would have been no Siren’s Call, Sound Of Warning, or for that matter Call To Unite, had fate not decreed that Enchanted Cove follow her dam to South Africa, and that Peter de Beyer had the foresight to return Elusive Fort back home from the States as well!
There’s lots more to play for!
