Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Recent law changes that came into effect on 1 February 2025 have seen Tasracing take over responsibility from the now abolished – and largely ineffective – Office of Racing Integrity (ORI) for all three codes of racing, including pre-race day and race day management, stewards, and animal welfare. It hasn’t taken long for Tasracing to stamp […]
Jason Maskiell was charged by Stewards before Xmas with the serious offence 0f failing to ride his mount My Schieller Wood on its merits in the Maiden Plate at Seymp0ur on the 15th of November. My Schieller Wood is the horse third on the fence in the green silks, yellow sleeve and red cap. It did […]
This is an article published on Practical Punting when Jason Maskiell was an apprentice. Some things never change hey? And we’re not talking about Robert Smerdon loading up owner Mike Symons horses. Racing Victoria stewards have accepted an explanation from leading apprentice Jason Maskiell over his ride on Zacroona after the Lee Freedman stable took […]
This is an extract from the transcript of a conversation between corrupt NSW harness racing stewards Matthew Bentley and Paul O’Toole. Bentley (presently deceased) – who by this stage had turned crown witness in return for immunity from prosecution – covertly recorded the conversation, as he did with many others. The burning questions are who […]
… don’t take 24 to 48 hours to work otherwise they wouldn’t be a very good diagnostic tool if your vet has to come back two days later to continue the lameness exam. And they have usually worn off in a period of hours not days. So what exactly was Yole injecting? And to deaden […]
Wayne Yole, Ben’s dad and his last friend standing at the trots Ben Yole tendered just a single reference to the Independent Stewards Panel in his support. Guess who it was from? Not his high profile owners Aaron Bain and Summit Bloodstock. Not from from former Victorian Crime Squad detective Stephen Wyles, a major owner […]
Put simply they are joint blockers. There are three main reasons to perform intra-articular joint injections: To block or anesthetize the joint in order to determine if a specific joint is the cause of your horse’s lameness To sample fluid (or synovial fluid) in the joint and determine whether there is infection present To introduce medications, such as […]
So it comes to this. For all of Ben Yole’s sins, the one that brings him down for a couple of years and a bit is tying horses up in a wash bay and scaring the shit living out of them, on the theory that it will work like a jigger and inspire a fright […]
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 […]
