Nude Tips
Sorry they are late – technical issues at our end. Hope you bought a copy of the Winning Post. The Doc’s tipped two winners and a third so far.
Rule are Like Mrs Rumpole – They Must Be Obeyed
Under the rules of harness racing – rule 259(1)(e) – a disqualified person is absolutely prohibited from racing horses during the period of their disqualification. That creates a problem for both Greg Fleming and Harness Racing Victoria. Fleming is a disqualified person. In 2023 he was disqualified for 2 years and 6 months after being found […]
Harness Racing Restricted Zones Off-Limits to Underage Person
Recent observations at harness racing meetings have raised serious concerns regarding underage and unlicensed persons being present in restricted areas such as tie-up stalls. Restricted areas are off-limits for valid reasons. In simple terms, it is unsafe for individuals without the proper experience and licensing to be in proximity to horses weighing hundreds of kilograms. […]
SGF-5000
What is SGF-5000? SGF-5000 is an innovative sterile liquid extract consisting of selected proteins, cytokines, (polypeptide regulators that are produced by cells of diverse embryological origin), peptides and other growth factors and signalling molecules obtained from ovine placenta extract. It is manufactured and purified via a low temperature process that involves homogenization, fractionation and ultra-filtration […]
Kingmaker the Coke Positive McCarthy Pacer (Updated)
By a process of elimination we believe that we have identified the Luke McCarthy trained pacer that has thrown a positive swab to cocaine. The horse appears to be Kingmaker, which won races at Menangle on the 24th and 31st of May. (We had previously written that the positive occurred in QLD; that now seems […]
Latest Swab Case Shows Why Racing’s Prohibited Substance Rules Need a Serious Rethink
The case of Shane Sanderson and his horse Perfect Stride’s positive swabs to tiludronic acid is very interesting one that shows the importance of proper scientific research having been conducted prior to depriving licensees of their livings for breaches of the substance rules. Tiludronic acid – s0ld under the name Tildren – is a treatment […]
Cool Hand Coke?
In a week when harness racing appears to be drowning in an ocean of drugs, the unwelcome talk around Queensland trotting circles is that one of champion trainer ‘Cool Hand’ Luke McCarthy’s horses has thrown a positive swab to a substance believed to be cocaine during the recent Brisbane winter carnival. It is not known […]
The Bad Day For Harness Racing Continues….
On what is turning out to be a very bad day for the sport, the money lender who is the subject of this story that appeared this evening in the Adelaide Advertiser is rumored to be a prominent South Australian harness racing owner. It’s a tough game the trots. A very dangerous one too. By […]
Breaking News: More Mildura Harness Racing Trainers Arrested Over Alleged Drug Supply
In news just in more Mildura harness racing identities have been arrested on drug charges. The trainers – who at this stage cannot be named – were arrested on Thursday afternoon by Victorian Police and will appear in the Mildura courts in the coming days. The arrests come on the same day that SA trainer […]
Luke O’Neill Appears at Mildura Magistrates’ Court for Alleged Cannabis Trafficking and Possession
By Himangi Singh: Herald Sun An Adelaide horse trainer accused of trafficking more than 100kg of cannabis through his family business allegedly told police “fanciful” tales of being “set up” and raking in big bucks selling hay and horse meds, a court has heard. Luke O’Neill, of Adelaide, fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for […]