Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Tasmanian harness racing trainer Wayne Yole – the 72 year old father of the warned off Ben Yole – has had an average of just under 19 runners a season over the past 5 years, with his most starters in any single year being 43. Our current 2024 season is less than 8 weeks old, […]
RWWA’s decision to transfer the scheduled Ascot meeting to Bunbury under its hot weather policy has caused a great deal of upset among trainers from the Perth area and beyond. These trainers are questioning the judgement of the principal racing authority in deciding that it was better to make horses travel 5-6 hours to Bunbury […]
One issue that Ray Murrihy was restrained by the Tasmanian rules and laws from properly exploring was Ben Yole’s practice of taking no longer wanted racehorses to his mate Anthony Bullock’s place to be shot in the head, sliced up with chainsaws, and fed to the hounds. Here is what he found in the absence […]
The Controlling Body or Stewards may reject a nomination without assigning any reason Australian Harness Racing Rule 23(1)(13) As you can see above, the principal racing authorities in each State – HRNSW, HRV, HRSA, RWAA and Racing QLD or the QRIC – and/or the Stewards in each of those jurisdictions has the right to reject […]
đź’¬ "The industry needs to act fast, and act now."@m_felgate reacts to the release of Ray Murrihy's harness racing report 👇 MORE: https://t.co/rSq8bNm3Ep pic.twitter.com/bMPuZrcCuv — RSN Racing & Sport (@RSN927) February 1, 2024
Hey Archie, The Murrihy report just highlights what we in the industry already knew. The biggest disgrace is the so called drivers who continue to drive for him. They should all be named and shamed. How they can be that loose with their morals and integrity is astounding. They should hang there head in shame […]
The state’s racing integrity body will be abolished and replaced after a damning report upheld claims of race fixing and animal cruelty in the harness racing industry. Describing the public release of the Murrihy report as “a dark day for racing”, Racing Minister Felix Ellis expressed shock and dismay at its findings of weak regulation, […]
Mr Murrihy upheld claims of team driving in race 2 at Burnie on October 7, 2002, in which the Ben Yole stable had six of the ten starters. “It is determined that Mitch Ford acted in concert with Nathan Ford by giving up the lead so as to cause Juniper to be unlawfully advantaged and […]
I have often criticized the racing writers for harness.org,au, claiming far more regularly than I would like to that they are little but stooges for their employer who are afraid to say or write anything that doesn’t abide with the company line. Well here is there chance to prove me wrong. As readers of this […]
Mistreatment of horses in the wash bay on race day A notice of 4 August 2023 required Ben Yole, and a notice of 7 August 2023 required Tim Yole, to answer an allegation of the mistreatment of horses in their care between 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2023, in contravention of AHRR 218A(1) and […]
