Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
What happened in race 2 at Newcastle can be shown to you because out of consideration for the injured parties the replay has not been published, which is a decision that we agree with. We can tell you from the Stewards report that Zara Fitzpatrick’s drive Solar Express was checked while racing ungenerously and fell, […]
The Stewards at Prairie yesterday hauled jockey Shane McGovern into the room for a please explain about his failing to ride out Stop On Sophia (the horse in 2nd as the film rolls, in the green and red) fully to the finishing line in race three. McGovern quite truthfully explained that his saddle had slipped […]
Don’t you just love the way the Victorian stewards are hearing evidence in the Jamie Kah running and handling inquiry? They talk to Kah. The premiership winning 14 time Group 1 winner and one time no 1 female jockey in the world says variously that she’s had an off day, that the horse is difficult […]
The whisper on the Kiwi streets is that former harness racing participant Brent Mangos, who earlier this year relinquished his licenses in circumstances that are known but must never be spoken about, is soon to be seeking approval to be relicensed as a stablehand. It is said that licensees Ken Barron and Hayden Cullen are […]
Ben Sarina has been warned off since the 25th of January 2013, almost 12 years. His warning off is indefinite. That doesn’t mean that its forever, despite the way it’s currently being applied. Indefinite means lasting for an unknown or unstated period of time. Which means it can end. The Special Stewards Panel (SSP) that […]
On Tuesday jockeys Adin Thompson and Bailey Wheeler conspired to deceive the Clerk of the Scales at Ipswich by pulling some tricky business with a girth. The pair were probably laughing about getting away with it light by only being fined. But dishonesty doesn’t pay. The very next day Thompson received an 11 day suspension […]
Jockey Adin Thompson weighed out for race 4 at Ipswich on Tuesday without his girth. He did so because he was heavier than his horse’s handicap and he knew it, so he wanted to cheat the Clerk of the Scales in order that he could both keep the mount and avoid a fine for not […]
There are a lot of questions being asked about Ryan Wiggins ride on the favorite Lean Eagle in the 2nd race at Cairns yesterday, but surprisingly none of them by the Stewards. Wiggins just walked the even money favorite out of the gates and let it settle 4-wide in worse than midfield over the 950m […]
By Nick Clark Worksafe Tasmania is investigating harness racing trainer Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd in relation to matters under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and the Work Health and Safety Act 2012. The Department of Justice also confirmed that there is an active prosecution of Benjamin J Yole before the courts in relation to an […]
