Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards have issued a charge against licensed trainer Alison Alford under Australian Harness Racing Rule (AHRR) 190(1), which reads:

A horse shall be presented for a race free of prohibited substances.

It is alleged that the horse ‘Aldebaran Brooke’ was presented to race at Ballarat on 3 May 2023 when not free of the prohibited substances Formestane and 4-Hydroxytestosterone.

The charge will be heard by the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) on a date to be fixed.