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Victorian trainer Paul Preusker was has been disqualified for four years and his partner, jockey Holly McKechnie, suspended for three years on charges relating to the possession and use of a "jigger" or electrical device on horses.
The practice was described as "abhorrent" by Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board deputy chairman Brian Forrest yesterday when he handed down the penalty to Preusker, 34, who had pleaded not guilty.
"The use of electrical devices on horses is an abhorrent practice and tarnishes the image of racing."
Preusker, who worked around 45 horses, was found guilty of one charge of having an electric or electronic apparatus and two charges of being a party to another person (McKechnie) breaching the rules.
- AAP
