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David Moodie has been cleared of accusations of leaking information in the Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh cobalt case, but resigned from the Racing Victoria board on Thursday, according to Racing.com. Moodie, also a prominent racehorse owner in Australia, had stood aside from his role as chairman in October. The RV board considered the findings of a report by Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna, who was referred by the RV Integrity Council, and cleared Moodie of any wrongdoing.
Acting RV chairman Mike Hirst said in a statement, “The investigation centred upon allegations regarding the external dissemination of information from RV in January 2015 relating to the detection of positive cobalt swabs by licensed trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O’Brien. In considering the report from Mr. Perna, the RV Board heard representations from David Moodie, who stood aside from his duties as RV Chairman on Oct. 14, 2016, pending the outcome of the investigation.”
“In reviewing this matter the Board considered a range of points, including the confidential investigation by Sal Perna,” the statement continued. “Mr. Perna’s report found that David Moodie was not the source of the leak from Racing Victoria. Given that fact, David today tendered his resignation from the Board of Racing Victoria with immediate effect to devote his energies to his personal operations. He believes that the decision is in the best interests of himself and his family, who have been through a difficult time over the past two months. The Board has accepted his resignation and wishes to acknowledge the significant contribution made by David to the industry. In light of Mr. Perna’s report and our considerations, the Board will now review the circumstances around the external dissemination of the information in question.”
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Acting RV chairman Mike Hirst said in a statement, “The investigation centred upon allegations regarding the external dissemination of information from RV in January 2015 relating to the detection of positive cobalt swabs by licensed trainers Mark Kavanagh and Danny O’Brien. In considering the report from Mr. Perna, the RV Board heard representations from David Moodie, who stood aside from his duties as RV Chairman on Oct. 14, 2016, pending the outcome of the investigation.”
“In reviewing this matter the Board considered a range of points, including the confidential investigation by Sal Perna,” the statement continued. “Mr. Perna’s report found that David Moodie was not the source of the leak from Racing Victoria. Given that fact, David today tendered his resignation from the Board of Racing Victoria with immediate effect to devote his energies to his personal operations. He believes that the decision is in the best interests of himself and his family, who have been through a difficult time over the past two months. The Board has accepted his resignation and wishes to acknowledge the significant contribution made by David to the industry. In light of Mr. Perna’s report and our considerations, the Board will now review the circumstances around the external dissemination of the information in question.”
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