Champion trainer on horse cruelty charges

By Kaitlyn Offer
Updated October 9 2019 - 6:28pm, first published 6:22pm
Horse trainer Darren Weir (left) has been charged with animal cruelty and weapons offences.
Horse trainer Darren Weir (left) has been charged with animal cruelty and weapons offences.

A list of criminal charges against Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir is damning, including that he repeatedly tortured, abused, overworked and terrified thoroughbred horses.

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