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No crumb of comfort for banned jockey Patrick Wintour Ananova Sunday 19 Nov 2000 Australian jockey Phillip Johnson, banned from racing for 12 months after testing positive to cannabis, has blamed a carrot cake. The Alice Springs-based rider told a Northern Territory stewards inquiry last week that he was dumbfounded by the positive swab. He blamed a carrot cake given to him by friends which he said made him and his girlfriend sick for a week. Tony Sargeant, the steward in charge of Central Australia, had sympathy for Johnson's predicament but said NT stewards took a tough line on alcohol and drug-affected jockeys. "Whilst the stewards were sympathetic with the possible scenario that Mr Johnson put forward as to how he ingested the cannabis, by the same token he did have a positive swab," Sargeant told local radio. "The fact of the matter is the NT Stewards panel is committed to a strong stance on drugs and alcohol in racing. We will not tolerate jockeys being affected by substances that they shouldn't be affected by." It was the third time Johnson's urine had tested positive to cannabinoids. He had only recently returned to the track after a six-month suspension when he was swabbed positive at Alice Springs' Pioneer Park on November 4. An inquiry last week found him guilty as charged and suspended his licence until November 7, 2001.
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