Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Baking soda made pacers hot to trot Tom Reilly, Chris Roots September 4, 2011 It’s a cocktail of drugs that could fuel Keith Richards: cocaine, speed and Viagra. All these substances, though, have been given to trotting horses in the past two years by desperate NSW trainers willing to break the sport’s rules to gain […]
Do you reckon we should write more stories about Harness Racing NSW? Especially ones about J. Dumesny and M. Prentice? It seems to get results doesn’t it? There is just one problem with KA Morris’s DQ though. All her horses will get transferred to her husband Robbie, who is the real trainer anyway, or one […]
Next adventure for the enterprising Jurd was a serious involvement in the rapidly emerging “claimers” craze in Sydney. Discerning horsemen like Leon Jurd kept a close watch on claiming races all over Australia. It’s a risky business putting in a bid for ancient geldings who’ve got a million miles on the clock, but Leon became […]
News hot off the press is that 2 horses have thrown positive swabs after winning at Menangle. One is trained by Cameron Ross. It’s gone positive to Dexamathasone . That will only get Ross a fine. The other one is the huge surprise. It’s a horse named Lochiel. Guess who trains it? Leon Jurd. Bet […]
190. (1) A horse shall be presented for a race free of prohibited substances. (2) If a horse is presented for a race otherwise than in accordance with sub-rule (1) the trainer of the horse is guilty of an offence. (3) If a person is left in charge of a horse and the horse is […]
Kerry Ann Morris threw 2 positive swabs to the prohibited substance Levamisole in December 2020. That is two years and five months ago. The inquiry into the matter is still open, and has never been heard. Jack Trainor threw a positive swab to the same drug in March 2021, two years and two months ago. […]
The man who determines the NSW harness race swabbing regime – Integrity Manager Michael Prentice – needs to explain to the public how horses are being selected for pre-race swabs, because the current regime is just ridiculous. Take a look at Menangle yesterday for proof. In race 2 Kerry Ann Morris has a $1.70 favorite […]
Alpine Edge coming back to scale in the Archer, being kissed by a man who is definitely not the horse’s trainer Toby Edmonds, or his strapper either. In light of the ongoing Mark and Ben Currie case, in which the issue of accidental contamination by a person or persons is one of the core issues […]
There were 7 APG Gold Bullion finals held last night at Menangle. Each was worth a minimum of $50 000 in prizemoney. 6 runners were pre-race swabbed in 5 of the finals. In the other 2 finals only 2 horses were pre-race tested. The $1.35 favorite and winner in 1 of them My Ultimate Ronnie […]
Situation: 6/8/22 – Townsville Races Story: Officers from the QRIC Integrity Investigation Team conducted a without notice inspection of the stables of racehorse trainer C. Attard early on the morning of race day. Used syringes were discovered in a bucket. Trainer Attard told the IIT that the syringes were used on a horse that he […]
