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July 30, 2006

Racing: Vet banned after betting on dogs he doped

A greyhound racing veterinarian responsible for official drug tests has been banned from the sport for 10 years after doping dogs and betting on them. James Mason, 46, a Scot who now lives in South Auckland, was also fined $5000 following an inquiry, the Sunday Star-Times reported.

The inquiry was told that Mason injected a phosphorous supplement in July into two greyhounds which he placed with Waikato trainer Ronald O'Regan.

Four days later he gave the trainer $300 to back one of them, something he repeated with the other one another four days later.

The inquiry was also told that on July 28, Mason gave O'Regan capsules to give to two dogs, Fancy Bonnie and Fancy Joe. He told O'Regan that swabs would not detect the drugs, and that he and the Australian owners wanted to place a bet. MORE>>

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