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The Australian racing assemblage is mourning the decease of trainer Ben Smith, who was conscionable 42.
It comes arsenic Smith's 13-month prohibition from the athletics - aft helium and 1 of his horses tested affirmative to a banned cause - was drafting to a close.
Daily Mail Australia understands there are nary suspicious circumstances down Smith's death.
Based successful Newcastle, Smith was highly regarded among chap NSW trainers.
His top achievements were winning Group 1 races in 2018 with In Her Time (The Galaxy) and El Dorado Dreaming (ATC Sires Produce Stakes).
Smith’s grooming vocation was past sensationally enactment connected clasp aft helium was issued with a 3 year-nine period prohibition aft being recovered blameworthy of cobalt and behaviour charges by Racing NSW stewards.
The Australian racing assemblage is mourning the decease of trainer Ben Smith, who was conscionable 42
It comes arsenic Smith's 13-month prohibition from the athletics - aft helium and 1 of his horses tested affirmative to a banned cause - was drafting to a close
Trainer Ben Smith, who won 2 Group 1 races successful 2018 earlier helium was deed with 2 lengthy bans, has died astatine the property of 42. 👇https://t.co/TPHC2yLiw0
— Racenet (@RacenetTweets) May 12, 2025Vale Ben Smith. The Newcastle trainer won 2x Group 1 races with In Her Time and El Dorado Dreaming, and was a large portion of the Newcastle racing community. Our thoughts and condolences spell retired to each of his friends and household ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rTWrDmxlpH
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 12, 2025Smith resumed his grooming successful precocious 2022 - but again was soon successful strife with stewards, deed with a 13-month prohibition successful May past year.
It followed Smith himself - and 1 of his horses - investigating affirmative to banned substances.
Racing NSW stewards charged Smith with 2 abstracted offences, 1 of which was for the usage of a banned substance portion handling a horse.
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