Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The delivery of the Liandra Gray animal cruelty case decision has copped more checks than a bank teller on a Friday afternoon, with the matter again delayed this week. The decision is now set down to be announced next Tuesday. Barring a new pandemic we are told Gray will definitely know her fate then. We […]
A lot of people poo-pooed us when we told you recently that the Harness Racing Australia database HARVEY had been hacked. Has HARVEY Been Hacked? They are laughing on the other side of their faces now. This below is a release issued by HRA yesterday. You always hear it here first. ———————————————————— Cyber Incident Temporarily […]
Many in New Zealand are asking themselves an awful question right now. What’s worse? A kiddy fiddler of someone who gives bicarbonate to a horse? The answer is self-evident. It’s the convicted sex offender. Why then is a formerly high-profile Kiwi harness racing participant who falls into that category allowed back at the track less […]
What you are about to read in this and the stories to follow are the transcripts of discussions between corrupt then recently resigned HRNSW Stewards Matthew Bentley (now deceased) and Paul O’Toole, who was arrested 3 weeks later and was subsequently jailed. In what became known as the Green Light affair, both stewards had been […]
What you are about to read in this and the stories to follow are the transcripts of discussions between corrupt then recently resigned HRNSW Stewards Matthew Bentley (now deceased) and Paul O’Toole, who was arrested 3 weeks later and was subsequently jailed. In what became known as the Green Light affair, both stewards had been […]
There is something big afoot. People are being watched and followed. Phones are off. The Organised Crime Squad is waiting at airports for young trot drivers, and know they are carrying large sums of cash concealed under their clothes. There are no body scanners at the airport she came from, and the arresting officers don’t […]
Where do you find the most hidden treasure? Under the sea. What’s the sea made of? Water. Where was the young harness racing participant going with the $92 grand she had hidden in her bra and undies? West. What’s out west? A trot track. Is there any water there? Yes. What else is there? Hay, […]
Australia’s greatest ponzi scammer continues to be chased for the money he stole after his death. Not many punters ever beat bookie Frank Hudson, not even Tony Mokbel. It will be interesting to see if John Adams gets the better of him from the grave. Bookie linked to Tony Mokbel sues over $100m Ponzi scheme […]
A 23-year-old licensed harness racing participant from Tasmania was arrested at Sydney airport on the weekend after being discovered with more than $90 000 in cash concealed upon their person. The participant, who is a member of a long established harness racing family that is well-known on both sides of the Bass Strait, was detained […]
Some changes may have to be made to field for the Tasmanian BOTRA Novice Drivers Series, given recent turns of events. Things never seem to go right for Tassie harness racing. As the Scottish poet Robert Burns famously told us, the best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley. This is what happens […]
