Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This is the Stewards report for The Hayden at Albion Park on Saturday night. That was the race we showed you where Peter McMullen broke the rules to try to block Grant Dixon’s horse Call To Order from coming up the sprint lane. Penalties in feature events over the Winter Carnival are supposed to attract […]
THE RULES 167. (1) From the time the sprint lane becomes available for racing purposes, the leading horse closest to the inside running line and any horse in advance of and outside that horse or having passed that horse on its outside shall not enter any part of the sprint lane. (2) In the event of the […]
What you see above is the starting point penalty as detailed in the QRIC Penalty Guidelines for a breach of rule AHHR.167(1), which is entering the Sprint Lane. As you can also see there is no starting point penalty for a breach of rule AHRR.167(2). That is because the two parts of the rule […]
Peter McMullen is a protected species. On Saturday night he was protected from a potential 4-week or greater suspension that would have sidelined him from driving for almost the entire Winter Carnival. McMullen was protected by being charged with the wrong offence, or more correctly by being charged with only half of the correct offence. […]
We saw in the previous story how Pete McMullen cheated in The Hayden. But did Grant Dixon cheat too? It sure looks like it. Watch this slow motion replay of when the favored Team Dixon runner Cool And Classy driven by Trista got out from the pocket it was stuck in 3-back the fence. Trista […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APM21062502.mp4 Peter McMullen and his wife Chantal Turpin did everything legally within their power to ensure that they won the $216 000 The Hayden at Albion Park last night, and in Pete’s case some things illegal too. The husband and wife pair’s legal team driving tactics succeeded in getting their heavily backed runner Attachment $11.00 […]
Remember the short clip we showed you the other day of WA reinsman Ryan Bell reverse head butting the horse behind him, and startling or hurting it so much that it galloped? Here it is if again if you need a reminder. Bell is on the horse in front on the inside in the red […]
We have recently highlighted a number of curious (to say the least) drives by leading QLD reinsman Peter McMullen, and here in race 6 at Albion Park yesterday is another one. McMullen is driving the Kiwi import La Miki, who is having its first start in Australia and has blown in the betting from $2.40 […]
Watch the driver of the leader in the inside Ryan Bell. See what he does to the horse behind him. Whack! Take that son! I suspect Mr Bell may be going for an unplanned holiday in the morning. Head butting horses just isn’t on.
Crystal Hackett is one of New Zealand’s most promising young drivers. She is also one of the bravest. It looked like the little champ actually enjoyed this ride. Crazy brave Crystal. Don’t try this at home.
