Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Rule AHR90A – Trainer Licence (2.6) An applicant for a trainer’s licence Grade A must have satisfactorily completed all training modules applicable to a trainer’s licence Grade B and held such licence for not less than 12 months unless the Controlling Body decides otherwise. We told you last week about how QLD trot trainer Ryan […]
To Peter Profit Re: Hocking Gavin Lang had a long history of doing it, particularly in big races. Personally I don’t see the big deal in it. It’s not as if he has whipping them to death. But rules are rules. Copied from harness racing forum about G. Lang. Legend, Hall of Famer, saint, sinner. […]
Paul Campbell’s interview with HRV Chief Steward Peter Chadwick about the disqualification of Captain Hammerhead from the Shepparton Cup in what has become known as The Hocking incident is essential viewing for trot faNS. In it Chief Steward Chadwick details the reasons why David Moran’s horse was disqualified from the Cup and explains the rules […]
It’s hard to believe what we have just seen. In the heat of a stirring battle down the straight with the lion-hearted Kanena Provlima, driver David Moran has lost his mind and dropped his foot, and in full view of the cameras and the crowd he has hocked Captain Hammerhead to the lead and across […]
It seems that Ryan Veivers is not the only licensee at his place who abused animals. His partner Jordan Topping does too. In February last year Topping was fined $5000 (with $3000 of the fine suspended) after vets reported that two horses in her care – Give Me Fifty and Over The Horizon – had […]
Chynna Marston was found guilty of the same two equivalent charges in the rules of racing that Ryan Veivers was under the harness racing rules, they being: Failing to provide sufficient nutrition to horse in her care Failing to provide veterinary treatment to horses in her care where such veterinary treatment was necessary. Marston was […]
On the 6th of September 2023 Racing NSW Stewards found Chynna Marston guilty of 8 rule breach offence relating to animal welfare issues and her conduct in not co-operating with a Stewards inquiry into the matters. Marston was disqualified for a cumulative total of 13 years, but will only serve 7 as the Stewards allowed […]
In a decision that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, Queensland trot trainer Ryan Veivers has been suspended for just 3 months after pleading guilty t0 three charges of failing to properly care for horses he was responsible for. The convictions arose as a result of QRIC officials having conducted an unannounced inspection of […]
Archie Re the number of recent deaths on Queensland tracks. It is actually 5. And until stewards do something about peptide use the numbers will increase. Pain is a good indication there is an issue. Gutless pathetic trainers chasing dollars just push on!~! The drugs, the drugs. It’s always the damned drugs. Kevin from Kangaroo […]
Deaths on track of harness racehorses are rare, extremely rare, with the sport having the lowest race day mortality statistics of any of the three codes. That’s why the death on-track of any pacer demands a closer inspection. Grubscrew was neither very well named or a very good horse. He only won 2 races, a […]
