Trainer cops two-year disqualification

TOOWOOMBA trainer Mark Currie has been disqualified for two years after being found guilty of 16 charges involving race day treatment of his son Ben’s horses.

Currie is a licensed trainer but has been the effective foreman for Ben, Queensland’s leading trainer this season, in recent years.

The inquiry began after Queensland Racing Integrity Commission officers made allegations about activities at Ben’s stables on April 7. Currie is the fourth person disqualified or suspended as part of the inquiry. He was suspended on April 20, when he pleaded not guilty.