Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Charge 1: The Independent Stewards Panel charge you with breaching AHRR 218A(1) of the Rules (in conjunction with AHRR 218A(2)). Particulars of the Charge are: 1. You are, and were at all relevant times, including between 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2023, a trainer licensed by Office of Racing Integrity Tasmania and a person […]
You could spend your whole life looking, and travel the world in search of one, but you will never find an easier protest to uphold than this one in the 2nd race at Thangool on the weekend. Craiglea Bronte took hold of its lightweight apprentice rider Kelsey Lenton on the home turn and decided to […]
Original Stewards Report (above), and amendment to report (top) In the wake of our story about the whip battle between C. Meehan and T. Chambers at Rockhampton yesterday the QRIC has updated its official Stewards report to include reference to an inquiry that will be held into the incident. Whilst it remains a mystery how […]
Te Aroha trainer Shane Simon says he doesn’t have a problem with meth (known as P or Ice). No-one but him believes it. In November last year Simon threw a personal positive to the insidious, evil drug that has wrecked families and communities. He pleaded guilty of a breach of the prohibited substance rule, and […]
PO is corrupt NSW trot Steward Paul O’Toole, who was accepting bribes from trainers not to swab their horses. MB is Matthew Bentley, another corrupt Steward who, unbeknown to O’Toole, has rolled over against him, and is wearing a wire. All names have been removed for legal reasons. They’re pretty interesting though, I can assure […]
PO is corrupt NSW trot Steward Paul O’Toole, who was accepting bribes from trainers not to swab their horses. MB is Matthew Bentley, another corrupt Steward who, unbeknown to O’Toole, has rolled over against him, and is wearing a wire. All names have been removed for legal reasons.
Take a look at what Tasmanian driver Nathan Ford does here as they turn for home. Bloody hell, how obvious can a cheat be? Ford pretends that he isn’t, but he clearly steers the leader off the fence to let the runner boxed up on his back through. It wins of course. That’s what it […]
Ben Sarina (above) In 2020 Ben Sarina was convicted of Reckless Grievous Bodily Harm by the Cessnock Local Court. He was sentenced to 150 hours community service and 9 months home detention, which he served without blemish. The victim of the assault had been a harness racing Steward earlier in his career, but had not […]
What you see above and below are the first two pages of the transcript of secretly recorded 2011 discussions between corrupt NSW harness racing Stewards Paul O’Toole and Matthew Bentley (now deceased). In beknown to O’Toole, Bentley had rolled over on him in return for an indemnity from prosecution and is wearing a wire. The […]
Dear Archie I am noticing a troubling trend in Harness meetings in Victoria in the new year, and that trend is the terribly low number of both pre race and post race swabs being taken. I note that some meetings are down to as low as 2 total pre race swabs and 3 post race […]
