Weir Stables Raided Victoria Police, page-7

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    Police seize electric shock 'jiggers' and 'cocaine' in raid on Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir

    https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/police-seize-electric-shock-jiggers-in-raid-on-melbourne-cup-winning-trainer-darren-weir-20190130-p50uk5.html


    From 2007:

    Jigger: the training device that dare not speak its name

    The massive penalties handed out this week to trainer Paul Preusker (four years disqualification) and jockey Holly McKechnie (three years) have meant few in racing are willing to talk of the unsavoury practice of inducing a sluggish horse to try harder by hitting it with an electronic shock down the neck.

    https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/jigger-the-training-device-that-dare-not-speak-its-name-20070121-ge41cw.html
 
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