Champion galloper Winx is being used as a talking point in an Australian racing debate, following the alleged contamination of a popular hormone suppressant.
It is a case of going from one Otago-bred superstar to an Otago-developed pacer for Christchurch owner Trevor Casey, who is aiming to win three consecutive New Zealand Trotting Cups as an owner.
Harness racing participants charged in connection with a race-fixing and drug scandal are free to race the horses they train despite being barred from the country's racetracks.