RAD Board to hear Jarrod McLean charges

Thursday 6 June 2019, 4:07pm

Victorian trainer Jarrod McLean is set to front a hearing into charges relating to the possession of an electronic apparatus, commonly known as a jigger.

The trainer was also Darren Weir's assistant and ran his stable at Warrnambool.

Two charges against McLean will be heard on June 17 by the Racing Aappeals and Disciplinary Board emanating from a raid by stewards and police on Weir's stables at Ballarat and Warrnambool in January.

Racing Victoria stewards charged McLean with being in possession of the apparatus at a Yangery property on, or about, January 30.

The second charge relates to McLean's conduct in possessing such a device, which has been widely reported in the media, and his failure to give an explanation to stewards, prejudicial to the image, interests or welfare of racing.

In February Weir was found guilty of possessing "jiggers" and conduct prejudicial to the image, interests or welfare of racing and disqualified for four years.

McLean, who has continued to train at Warrnambool pending the hearing, was charged at the same time as Weir.

An application by McLean to take over the Warrnambool stables of Weir was rejected by Racing Victoria.

– AAP

Latest News

Prime Thoroughbreds - We have a Host of Leaders in our Team

Tuesday, 29 June 2021

Prime Thor­ough­bred’s cur­rent rac­ing team is putt­ing to­gether quite a re­cord. We have 22 hors­es that have raced in our team at pre­sent. Six­teen of th­ese are win­n­ers in­clud­ing the Stakes win­n­ing trio Ru­bisa­ki, Fituese and Xtreme­time with Miss Di­vine Em and Miss In Charge run­n­ing 4th in Stakes races. This sees a stakes win­n­er to win­n­er ra­tio of 18.75% with a stake’s per­formed to win­n­er ra­tio of 31.25%. Th­ese are ex­cep­tio­n­al fig­ures.   More »

Freedmans land maiden Group One win

Saturday, 27 February 2021

Un­der-rat­ed fil­ly For­bid­den Love has emerged as an au­tumn car­ni­val smokey with a bril­liant per­for­mance to win the Sur­round Stakes at Rand­wick.  More »

Capriccio completes Damian Lane treble

Saturday, 27 February 2021

In a big day for coun­try-trained hors­es, War­r­nam­bool fil­ly Capric­cio has tak­en out the In­glis Dash for Daniel Bow­man.  More »

More news headlines »