Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Background In November 2023, Harness Racing Victoria referred a matter to the Racing Integrity Commissioner concerning serious allegations about its CEO, Mr Matthew Isaacs, and the operation of its integrity department. Specifically, that Mr Isaacs: • awarded a professional services contract to a company whose sole director was a close, personal friend and part-owner of […]
This is the HRV policy on what happens to the horses of trainers who are disqualified. They can’t ne transferred to the DQ’d licensees’ partner. So How can Clay get Emma’s horses? Because the Harness Racing Victoria integrity bosses Peter Chadwick (Chief Steward) and Rhys Harrison (Integrity Manager) obviously don’t know their own rules or […]
There is little doubt that Damian Sheales is the highest profile and, on sheer volume, most successful racing appeals practitioner south of the Murray River, and – as he showed yet again in winning Emma Stewart a stay of her disqualification on Friday – one of the reasons why is his ability to state the […]
Archie, you’ve raised basically the same questions I have about “poor Emma’s injustice”. Credit to her for pleading guilty, no doubt this got a discount of the two 6-month penalties being served cumulatively. But, after pleading guilty and copping a discount, she appeals the severity? As for the drips, I would have thought saline drips […]
With only a few weeks left to run Emma Stewart is a country mile in front on the Victorian State and Metro Premiership ladders, and a certainty to win both titles. But after her 6 month disqualification this week for race day treating 2 0f her runners bef0re a Group race, will she hold them? […]
Hi Peter, Comments on protected species. In the late fifties and throughout the sixties Alby Holberton (trainer) /Jack Butler (chief steward) did to South Australian trots what the Ben Yoles, Emma Stewarts, Peter Tonkin (the godfather) and Clayton Tonkin (convicted of blue magic use) have done to the game in the modern age in other […]
Emma Stewart won 8 races from 10 last night at Melton, including 7 of the 8 Breeders Crown semi-finals and the 4YO Mares final. In fact the only 2 races she didn’t win were the 4YO Entire and Geldings Final and the second semi final of the 2YO Colts and Geldings, the former because her […]
The word is that the Emma Stewart race day treatment before the Maryborough Cup matter went before the HRV Stewards for hearing on penalty this week. To date there has been no information released about the matter by HRV, and quite surprisingly we haven’t heard a word about the outcome either. We can only hope […]
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/camp-quality-a-big-winner-as-andy-takes-out-charity-challenge/ The Harness Charity Challenge is a wonderful concept that helps raise much needed funds for worthy charities, and the organisers deserve congratulations and applause for their unpaid efforts in organising and running the competition, which is basically a tipping contest centred on competitors paying $250 to buy in to play, and then betting imaginary […]
Up until a couple of weeks ago the Melton harness track was known as Tabcorp Melton Park to reflect the long standing sponsorship arrangement between the TAB owner and the club. Now suddenly without any fanfare the track’s become known as the Melton Entertainment Centre. What’s happened here? Tabcorp have clearly pulled out of being […]
