Rider was stood down for failed test at SouthwellO’Neill can resume racing after negative urine test
The Professional Jockeys Association (PJA) said on Wednesday that the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) had confirmed that “no further [pre-race] testing [of riders] with swab and saliva kits will take place” until the circumstances surrounding the standing-down of Kieran O’Neill before racing at Southwell on Tuesday “has been resolved and understood”.
O’Neill posted on Twitter/X on Tuesday evening that he had “suffered the embarrassment of being stood down for a failed drug swab”. He added: “I have never taken a drug in my life and later found out that as my urine sample is clear I can resume race riding tomorrow.