Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Every person commits a serious racing offence within the meaning of these Rules, who, in New Zealand or in any other country, either by himself or in conjunction with any person does or permits or suffers to be done any act which a Judicial Committee deems fraudulent, corrupt or detrimental to the interests of harness racing. Every […]
Ben Yole is back at Burnie and he wins four races, one of them as usual with every runner in the field. Chainsaw’s 72 year old father Wayne – who has trained just 3 winners in the past 15 years, but had a whole bunch of Bain/Summit/Solotrek horses transferred to him after his son was […]
Where on earth did Reegan Bayliss get the idea to steer wide in the Verry Ellegant Stakes from? Horses near the fence had been going good all day, and continued to in races after this. So why did Bayliss take Just Fine out 6-8 horses off the fence and take Tim Clark and Lindemann with […]
A fortnight ago we gave you the tip that HRNZ board member’s son John ‘Lurch’ Dunn was gaming the system by entering a not guilty plea to a charge of careless driving that was sure to land him a suspension if proven, and that he was doing it for the purpose of avoiding being suspended […]
Former Adelaide gallops trainer turned stable hand and trackwork rider Todd Balfour’s 5-year disqualification for pulling down the pants of a Racing SA Compliance Officer who was conducting breath testing after the Kangaroo Island races and fully exposing the official from the waist down is utterly justified, and he was lucky not to get life. […]
Harness Industry Release Friday 1 March 2024 Tasracing notes the decision of the Supreme Court of Tasmania earlier today. Tasracing CEO Andrew Jenkins said the ruling meant that the company was unable to take any further action to prevent harness racing industry participants Ben and Tim Yole and Nathan and Mitchell Ford from entering race […]
The Victorian government’s recently introduced laws prohibiting betting on outcomes that relate to the outcome of the performance of an individual minor (age 19 or below) in a sports betting event has sunk the century old tradition of punting on the foot races at the Stawell Gift, with the organisers of the event deciding that […]
The word out of the apple island is that Tasracing, still reeling after its big defeat at the Racing Appeal Board, are making application to the Supreme Court to prevent Ben Yole from racing his stable horses in his planned comeback to the track this week. The grounds for the mooted application are unknown at […]
Once upon a time racing people of a certain bent used to live in hope of one day becoming a racing steward. Back then it was near impossible to get in if you weren’t from a racing family. Nowadays though it seems that they can’t give stewarding jobs away. Is it any surprise given what […]
The QLD Racing Appeals Panel came into existence in March last year, after having been created to address the long delays in the previous appeal body QCAT handing down decisions in racing matters. After almost a year, the panel appears to have been a success. It has heard 49 matters so far, and all of […]
