Shannon Hope's wife granted restricted trainer's licence

8 months ago

The wife of disqualified trainer Shannon Hope has been granted approval to train a small team of horses at the family's Seymour stable.

The Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) on Wednesday permitted Diedre Hope to train up to six horses, however, she will not be able to live within two kilometres from the stable.

Mrs Hope must not trade under the name “Hope Racing Pty Ltd” or let her husband, have access to any paperwork, documentation and/or computers associated with the horses.

Father-and-son training partners Lee and Shannon Hope were in January disqualified for three years for taking three horses to the races with elevated cobalt levels in 2014.

Racing Victoria denied Mrs Hope a trainer's licence, citing the rule that reads, "no person, who in the opinion of the Principal Racing Authority, is a close associate of a disqualified person shall be permitted to train any horse".

Racing Victoria has 28 days to decide whether to appeal the VCAT decision in the Supreme Court.

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