So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish
Good afternoon all, As I prepare to return to Australia and step down from my role as CEO of Harness Racing New Zealand, I wanted to take a moment to reflect and say thank you. When I first wrote to you on 1 July 2024, I spoke about enthusiasm, responsibility, collaboration, and a commitment to […]
Jason Grimson Fined Just $500 For Positive Swab to Powerful Painkiller – God Bless Victoria
Sydney trainer Jason Grimson has today been fined just $2000 by Victoria authorities – with $1500 of the fine suspended – for one pf his horses throwing a positive swab to the powerful prescription only human painkiller Tapentadol, a synthetic opioid similar to heroin. The fine is the same penalty as Vic trainer Wayne Potter […]
Exclusive – APG CEO Stood Down Amidst Harassment Claims
We have been writing for months about claims of misconduct being made against the boss of a major standardbred yearling sales company. There are only two. Nutrien and APG. And the Nutrien boss Mark Burton is a stand up guy who respects women to the nth degree. APG CEO Anthony Essex (pictured at top) is […]
The Harassment Claims Against the Yearling Sales Company Multiply (First Published 20 March 2026)
News just in. The sexual harassment case against the yearling sales company boss that we told you about the other day is not the only one. There is another too. We have seen and heard some of the evidence. It’s ugly. This bloke should be sacked on the spot. Apparently he’d got form from a […]
An Absolute Barry Crocker
The grey horse is One More Bout. It was gone by the 200m mark, and finished well out of the placings. Sadly for the hopes of those who backed the only silver colored horse in the race, the hapless Sky channel race caller declared it the winner. That is what we used to call back […]
The Most Futile Judicial Review in NSW Harness Racing History is Heard Today
Harness Racing NSW’ application for judicial review of the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal’s decision in Ben Sarina’s successful appeal against his (second) disqualification will be heard tomorrow morning in the Supreme Court. As you may recall the Racing Appeals Tribunal chaired by the eminent jurist The Honorable GJ Bellew SC determined that a person banished […]
Memorable Quotes From the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal Decision on Ben Sarina (First Published 1 September 2025)
… a person becomes bound by Rules upon becoming a participant in the harness racing industry. In other words, whilst the existence of a contract is not a prerequisite, or condition precedent, to a connection with the industry, a person becomes bound by the Rules as a consequence of participation. (emphasis ours). In that case […]
What Was This All About?
Take a look at the after the post replay of the Port Pirie Cup last Saturday night. Ryan Hryhorec is the driver of the horse in the red, black and white. Danielle Hill drives the horse in the yellow, white stars, pink sleeves and blue cap. Both horses are trained by Hryhorec. What the hell […]
A Pretty Good Deal – But Not For the Trainers
The jockey shortage in QLD that we have been banging on about for ages is really starting to bite. There were late scratchings everywhere last weekend due to a lack of riders. Racing QLD have never done a great deal to address the problem, and it has continued to do nothing by way of fuel […]