Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA Social Media should not be used for any of the following: To publish or make comments that are detrimental to the harness racing industry or any of its members. To direct abuse or inappropriate comments about other individuals or organisations that participate in the harness racing industry. – HRV Social Media Policy It seems […]
We couldn’t find the points scoring rules and conditions for the Australian Women’s Drivers Championship held at Launceston yesterday published anywhere, so this article has been written based on the Australian Drivers Championship (ADC) rules published on the HRA website. Click to access aust-driving-champ-rules.pdf Under these rules Western Australia’s Deni Roberts (pictured) has won the […]
The $2.1 million Eureka is the richest harness race in the world. Is it the best? No, it’s not even in the top ten in the Southern Hemisphere, let alone in the world. The AG Hunter Cup, Victoria Cup, Miracle Mile, Chariots of Fire, Blacks a Fake, Sunshine Sprint, NSW and VIC Derbies, NZ Derby, […]
Last night’s heats of the 3yo Vicbred Super Series at Kilmore shone a spotlight on everything that is wrong with Victorian harness racing. Here are the two major areas of concern. Unaffordability of the Series There were eight heats run, four for the males and four for the females. They carried total prizemoney of $10 […]
In February of this year Victorian trot trainer Paul Cauchi was convicted in the Sunbury Magistrates court on counts of failing to provide veterinary care to two horses, and aggravated cruelty to the pair. Cauchi’s offending was particularly egregious. One of the victim horses had two catastrophically fractured legs and burn lesions to both; the […]
The way the fallout from Ray Murrihy’s damning findings about Ben Yole being a doper, a race fixer, and an animal abuser is being handled is like watching a circus. Neither the Tassie government, nor the Office of Racing Integrity or the Racing Director gave the principal racing authority TasRacing a copy of Murrihy’s findings […]
The Controlling Body or Stewards may reject a nomination without assigning any reason Australian Harness Racing Rule 23(1)(13) As you can see above, the principal racing authorities in each State – HRNSW, HRV, HRSA, RWAA and Racing QLD or the QRIC – and/or the Stewards in each of those jurisdictions has the right to reject […]
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 […]
Only 7 days ago Max Delight won the Bendigo Cup off the back of a genius Nathan Cracker Jack drive. That made it 3 in a row for the reborn veteran, who all of a sudden looked to be running on young legs. Hurricane Harley was a tough thing beaten in the same race off […]
Last night at Dubbo the 3-year-old pacer Our Sailor provided a very special Boxing Day present to it’s connections and to those who backed it from double figure odds into $5.50 – presumably one and the same – when it won the 4th race on the card from the breeze. It was a very clever […]
