Racing Victoria stewards have fined a Queensland trainer over comments made from a social media account after he was forced to scratch his horse at Caulfield on Saturday because of traffic.
Lady of Five, trained by Peter Hulbert and his son Will, was scratched from the fillies Blue Diamond Preview because they couldn’t get the horse to the course on time.
Will Hubert was fined $2000 by stewards for breaching racing rule AR228a – ‘conduct prejudicial to the image, interests, or integrity of racing’.
But Hulbert now plans to fight the fine telling Betsy one of his clients Corey Cullen, who is also an accomplished criminal lawyer, will fight the decision.
“100% plan to appeal,” he told Betsy.
“Yeah I’ve got 3 days to lodge it with Racing Vic tribunal … Corey Cullen who owns horses with me is taking care of things.”
The fine followed comments made to their stable’s X account, the post said:
“Lady Of Five is fine guys. We allowed 2 hours for a 50 minute trip to Caulfield and some retard crashed on the highway and stuffed everything. She will have a jump out Tuesday at Pakenham and race next weekend at Caulfield in the 1000m group 3 Chairman’s”.
In responding to one user the account then posted: “They’re everywhere might go jump in a machete bin so I don’t call anyone a poof”.
After one user questioned their use of language, the account said: “I chose it carefully. Cheers”.
