Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
8-year-old pacer Major Statement displayed colic-like symptoms after winning a race at Penrith last Thursday night, and the on-course vet made the decision to put the horse down. We found it somewhat puzzling that colic like symptoms deemed to be untreatable and requiring the horse to be put down could emerge and be diagnosed so […]
Rockhampton licensee Chris Wearne has lost his appeal against a 16-month disqualification for a historical animal cruelty offence he committed in breach of rule AR.231(1)(a). For reasons with which we don’t endorse or agree, Wearne’s legal team headed by barrister KA (Katy) McGree decided to go down the (un) strategic path of seeking leave for […]
Sesamoid injuries are a common and often serious injury in horses. The small sesamoid bones play a major role in reducing tension on the muscles and tendons of the body. The proximal sesamoid bones (PSBs), located in the fetlock joint, are particularly key for the movement and stability of the horse’s limbs. [1][2] The PSBs are susceptible to catastrophic […]
Ben Yole is in the doghouse, disqualified from holding a trainers license for years over mistreating animals, and his father Wayne who inherited his son’s stable is facing the withdrawal of his license/permit to keep horses on his property due to concerns about his own animal welfare standards and practices. “What the hell sort of […]
A recent disciplinary case heard by the NZ Racing Integrity Board has exposed the great hidden lie about the impending government shutdown of greyhound racing in New Zealand. During the hearing of the case involving trainer Bonnie Evans, which was about unrelated matters, it was revealed that whilst Evans had transferred a number of greyhounds […]
As you just read, Wayne Yole – father of the disqualified trainer Ben – has been issued with a notice requiring him to show cause why he should be allowed to continue to home, stable or train horses from the Sidmouth property formerly occupied by his son. The notice – which Wayne Yole claims lacks […]
By ABC state political reporter Lucy MacDonald Tasmanian harness trainer Wayne Yole has been given until the end of the month to prove why he “should be allowed to home, stable or train any horses” at his Sidmouth property following a multi-agency inspection last month. On March 24, Tasmanian Racing Integrity Commissioner Sean Carroll organised […]
Central QLD stable hand (or trackwork rider, there appears to be some confusion as to which) Chris Wearne’s appeal against his 16 month disqualification for animal cruelty rule breach offences was heard yesterday by the QLD Racing Appeals Panel sans its leader Justice Kerry O’Brien, who is presumably enjoying an Easter break. The hearing was […]
Just when you though it was safe to go back in the water, trot tracks claim another victim to make it four for the week. Riggers River was only 5-years-old when it suffered a catastrophic fracture to the near hind pastern during its race at Gloucester Park on Tuesday night, with the injury deemed by […]
You rarely see horsed die on trot tracks. Tragically this week has been different. We wrote about Jungle Baby and Zeron, the 6yo mare and the 3yo gelding that both dropped dead during their race, and on Tuesday at Albion Park we had the misfortune to see yet another pacer pass away on the track. […]
