Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Stephen Stanek wasn’t much of a horse trainer, leading in just 2 winners from 75 runners in the decade between 2010 and 2020 that he held a license. Stanek doesn’t seem like much of a bloke either according to the report below that appeared in the Toowoomba Chronicle today. There are bad eggs in every […]
The alleged pedophile in the story below Dennis Rebbeck (pictured above), who has been remanded in custody with no bail, is a harness racing owner and former committee member of the Shepparton Harness Racing Club. It has long been said that a former CEO of the club assumed their desk only to discover that the […]
If there is one bloke in the world I would not like to be it is the Protected Witness giving evidence at the committal hearing of nine men charged with the murder of career criminal and ex-Mongol bikie gang member Shane Bowden. The reason that I wouldn’t like to be Protected Witness is not just […]
Controversial former MRC Chairman John Kanga offered his brother-in-law employment after his release from jail after being convicted of multiple frauds committed to feed his gambling addiction. Constantinos ‘Con’ Athanasiadis, at the time a finance broker who was married to Kanga’s sister, served 8 months in prison in 2018 after pleading guilty in the County […]
Former jockey turned accused killer Gavin Rolls (pictured) remains in custody after his application for bail was unable to be heard on Wednesday due to a failure by the prosecution to provide him with the relevant evidence relied upon in the matter. Rolls, aged 47, who is accused of murdering his stepfather Michael Hegerty in […]
By Steve Cannane of ABC Investigations, Mayeta Clark and Rory Callinan Aimee and Nick Mazza lost a quarter of a million dollars to online bookmakers without placing a single bet. Two years ago, the Mildura couple were approached by Anthony Del Vecchio, a financial adviser with Freedom Finance in Melbourne, who offered them an investment opportunity through high-interest term deposits. […]
Stood down South Australian harness racing trainer jokes about his green thumb and hydro setups in this interview with Piranha Media’s Rocky Butterworth late last year, before laughing off the rumors of his being involved in drugs by saying ‘give us a spell’. Sadly if you believe what the Victorian Police say, Luke O’Neill was […]
Tasmanian greyhound trainer Peter Howlett (Jr) has lodged an appeal against a 2-year disqualification imposed by Stewards for failing to disclose his previous criminal convictions, lying to the control body about his criminal history, failing to provide a national police check certificate, and failing to attend a Stewards inquiry when directed. I don’t know what […]
What you see at the top and above are notices that the Queensland branch of the Australian Jockeys Association sent out to its members late last week. Panic stations have set in among the ranks of local riders. The QRIC are auditing all Health Assessment Reports that have been submitted by jockeys. As we told […]
Mr and Mrs Tatts on their wedding day. Wonder how they paid for the swish spread? Tonight’s The Eureka was supposed to be the race that put harness racing back in the headlines. The trots have been in the headlines this week, but it had nothing to do with The Eureka. First the NSW Racing […]
