Prominent Australian horse trainer Darren Weir will begin his latest ban from all racing next week and will not be seen again until after the 2026 spring carnival for using an electronic shock device on his horses.

The Victorian Racing Tribunal announced on Monday that the 2015 Melbourne Cup winner would serve another two years without attending a racetrack or making any direct or indirect financial gain from the industry.

That includes breeding on his property or even leasing the facility out to other trainers.

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It comes less than two years since Weir finished serving his last suspension, a four-year ban for the possession of three electric shock devices, known as jiggers.

That disqualification ended in February 7, 2023, but Weir was yet to reapply for a Racing Victoria trainer’s licence since then. Given that, Weir’s legal representation Ian Hill KC pitched to the tribunal that the ban be backdated to last February, leaving Weir with just another six months to serve.

But John Bowman, Kathryn Kings, and ex-chairman of stewards Des Gleeson, who made up the tribunal panel, denied that request.

“He has not applied for a trainer’s licence, but he has been able to carry on a large enterprise relating to thoroughbred horses,” Bowman said.

“This has been with the knowledge of the stewards, and it is not suggested in any way that it was in breach of the rules.

“At the same token, the period from the end of his disqualification on February 7, 2023, to date cannot be seen as a period of penalty.”