Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The dangers of lodging an ill thought out appeal to the NSW Harness Racing Appeals Panel were again higlighted last month in the case of Lleyton Green v HRSW. Green was appealing a 3 week suspension that he had incurred on a charge of causing or contributing to interference in a race at Penrith early […]
A funny thing happened after we published out story yesterday about Racing Queensland having accepted NSW trainer Brett Cavanough’s nomination to race his galloper Burdekin for the Battle of the Bush qualifier on the weekend, even though the horse was ineligible to run under the conditions of the race. Within hours Burdekin’s nomination had disappeared. […]
31 May 2024 – Mr Jack Trainor – HRNSW Stewards have commenced an investigation in relation to reports from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) that Levamisole has been detected in the following samples: Pre-race blood sample taken from MANHATTAN NZ prior to race 2, the CONDELL PARK PRODUCE BABY BLING STAKES (1609 metres) conducted at Tabcorp […]
… enjoying a drink In the QANTAS Club at Brisbane Airport yesterday were Albion Park Chairman Brad Steele and his wife and his wife, on their way to Christchurh to complete the formalities ahead and do a bit of house hunting ahead of his appointment as the new HRNZ CEO. A public announcement about Steele […]
What are Louisiana regulators thinking? Bowing to a horseman’s group and veterinarians who think that horses should race on more drugs, the Louisiana State Racing Commission has just decided that there is an “emergency” in the state that requires them to make horses less safe than they were. The state is reducing withdrawal times for several […]
The news that trainer Emma Stewart has escaped the noose by having her 6 month disqualification for race day drenching 2 horses reduced to a mere $12 000 fine has shocked many in harness racing, not least of all the Stewards. Treating your horse with anything on race day it a huge no no, and […]
Have you ever seen a half-time score like this in your life? It’s the right one, but it sure would start t0 look like overs if a maroons player got sent off early in the second half. Queenslanders aren’t that silly though. Some first hald observations. Nicho is not up to playing halfback at origin […]
A soccer referee checks the players studs before a game. In boxing an official from the other side watches over a fighter’s hands being taped up to make sure it’s done properly. Netball refs check the length of each players nails. All of these things are done for safety reasons. But does anyone at the […]
To qualify for a run in the Battle of the Bush qualifiers a horse has to have raced in Queensland at one of the nominated country tracks five times in the previous 12 months. So what’s Brett Cavanough’s NSW galloper Burdekin doing in there among the nominations for the qualifier at Barcaldine this weeked? It’s […]
As you can see above, the racehorse Mr Cruise was placed TCO2 List early last month after throwing a reading in excess of 35.1 mmo/L in a pre-race swab at Barcaldine. Horses that are placed on the list are subject to mandatory pre-race testing at their next 6 starts. Or they are supposed to be. […]
