Swab charge against Ben Currie dropped

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has withdrawn a positive swab charge against Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie.

Currie won the Queensland premiership in 2016-17 with 103 winners.

Last year, Currie was found guilty of presenting Tints at Rockhampton in April 16 while the horse was found to contain the prohibited substance boldenone.

Currie was fined $6000 but appealed, raising procedural matters and a claim a hair sample from Tints was negative.

His appeal against the decision was to be heard by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal but QRIC has decided not to proceed with the matter.

A second appeal by Currie for presenting Party Till Dawn with a prohibited substance, methamphetamine, at Toowoomba in July last year will proceed.

Currie was fined $9000 on that charge.