Category: Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare Drugs in Racing The Trots Trainers

Murrihy Finds That Ben Yole’s Barns Were a Shooting Gallery, Ben and His Bro Were the Shooters, They Both Lied to the Inquiry, and Yole’s Treatment Records are a Sham – Why This Man Must Have His License Removed Immediately

by : peterprofitracing

Administration of injections to horses within one clear day of the race A notice of 4 August 2023 required Ben Yole, and a notice of 7 August 2023 required Tim Yole, to answer an allegation that between 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2023, without the permission of stewards, Ben Yole administered and caused to […]

Animal Welfare Race Fixing Tasmania Trainers

The ABC Report into Murrihy’s Findings – We Were Right the Whole Time – Now It’s Time for All States to Ban Ben Yole From Racing

by : peterprofitracing

Murrihy report into Tasmania’s harness racing industry makes finding of race fixing and team driving A 10-month investigation into Tasmania’s harness racing industry has found individuals within the industry engaged in team driving, race fixing and animal abuse. “Today is a dark day for Tasmania’s harness racing,” Racing Minister Felix Ellis said. “The report is […]

Animal Welfare Crime Race Fixing Tasmania Trainers

Murrihy Report into Australia’s Champion Trainer Released – Part 1 – Races Fixed, Horses Injected on Race Morning, Pastes Over Tongues, and Animals Abused – Ben Yole Must Be Stood Down Immediately

by : peterprofitracing

The Murrihy report into Ben Yole’s activities has just been released, and we are working our way through it. Here is a summary of his findings that we have read so far. In relation to the race fixing allegations referred to in the ABC report: 1. The evidence supports that Race 2 at Burnie on […]

Animal Welfare Tasmania Trainers

Murrihy Report – Part 2 – Conditions at Yole’s Training Property are Shithouse

by : peterprofitracing

In regard to complaints about sub-standard conditions at Yole’s training property at Sidmouth, Ray Murrihy found that: There are too many horses on the property for its size and conditions (120-160 horses are there at any time). Drainage is deficient, with substantial areas being waterlogged and muddy in winter, and subject to a high level […]

Animal Welfare Race Fixing Tasmania The Trots

Murrihy Report – Part 3 – Tasmanian Harness Racing Needs a Complete Overhaul

by : peterprofitracing

Ray Murrihy has found that the Tasmanian racing requires a major overhaul to improve competition on the racetrack, because fierce competition in races is the industry’s best safeguard against team driving and race fixing. In other words, he is saying everyone except the Tasmanian authorities know, which is that racing dominated by a single stable […]

Animal Welfare Harness Racing Australia Race Fixing Tasmania The Trots

Murrihy Report – Part 4 – Ray Savages the National Ratings System, and Says It’s Set Up to Be Rorted

by : peterprofitracing

The final Term of Reference (ToR 7) provides opportunity to advise on other matters relevant to horse welfare, team driving and race fixing. On the basis of relevancy, this review believes that fierce competition on the racetrack is the industry’s best safeguard against team driving and race fixing. Therefore this review would be remiss not […]

Animal Welfare Drivers Tasmania The Trots Trainers

Murrihy Report – Part 6 – New Rules Need to Introduced to Stop Ben Yole Transporting All His Horses to the Races at Once

by : peterprofitracing

Race day practices It has been submitted that Yole stable horses, on race days, can be required to stand on horse floats and/or be tied up for an extended period of time of up to 16 hours. For example, for a Hobart race meeting, it has been submitted that horses are often loaded at around […]

The articles published on this site are the honestly held opinion of the author, based on observation, research and the materials available to and read or watched by them. The author makes no representation that the opinions expressed are strictly factual or provable in law. Racing is funded by public money, and issues to do with racing and gambling are matters of public interest. The honestly held opinions expressed in articles on the site are published on the basis of the public interest in the integrity of racing. Should any person believe that the author's opinions expressed herein are incorrect we encourage them to contact the author at peterprofitracing@gmail.com with their concerns, and appropriate corrections, alteration and deletions where appropriate will be made.
error: Content is protected !!