Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Its a pretty poor show of things when the Stewards allow an apprentice jockey to accept mounts without first cross-referencing their records to ensure that that the kid holds a license that permits them to do so. That seems to be what happened at Gayndah on the weekend when apprentice Ty Wheeler – who hadn’t […]
There were quite extraordinary scenes at Mildura on a Friday night, when a melee erupted over something so seemingly inn0cuous a sad face emoji on Facebook. Former trot trainer anjd convict David Vozlic – who many believe is still training by using parter Naomi Kerr as a bowler – apparently became upset after his/Kerr’s heavily […]
The majority of the Tasmanian racing industry is unhappy with the Ben Yole decision, but unlike the Greeens they aren’t putting out media releases in the wake of the judgement calling the sport that is as old as Australia itself ‘broken’ and demanding that it be shut down. That’s because unlike the Greens, racing people […]
The decision to allow Ben Yole and other harness racing figures named in the Murrihy Report to return to the track will stun every animal loving Tasmanian. After months of examining the conduct of Ben Yole and his stables, independent reviewer Ray Murrihy made findings Yole had broken the rules of racing and animal welfare […]
On Friday 15 March 2024 Harness Racing NSW (HRNSW) Stewards commenced an Inquiry into the late scratching of the horses WHODAT BOODAT, BUTTER CUP, MY ULTIMATE LEVI and MOOPS from the Broken Hill Harness Race Meeting on that date. The inquiry was adjourned to allow Stewards to obtain further information in relation to the scratchings […]
It appears that in the UK there doesn’t need to be any interference for a jockey to lodge a protest. The pommy Stewards are now upholding them on suspicion. Have a listen below to how this chief stipe explains her panel’s decision to promote the 2nd horse in a race to first placing. They upheld […]
Do you remember a story we wrote a couple of months ago in which we predicted days before it happened that SA trot trainer Ryan Hyrhorec’s runner in the Broken Hill Cup would be scratched due to a claimed float breakdown? What Price Ryan Hryhorec Scratches My Ultimate Levi From Friday Night’s Broken Hill Cup? […]
In a decision sure to be poorly received by honest, rule abiding particpants across the harness racing industry, the Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board (TRAB) has today overturned the warning off notices issued to Ben Yole, his brother Tim, and the Ford siblings Nathan and Mitch. Yole and the others – with the exception of Mitch […]
A soccer referee checks the players studs before a game. In boxing an official from the other side watches over a fighter’s hands being taped up to make sure it’s done properly. Netball refs check the length of each players nails. All of these things are done for safety reasons. But does anyone at the […]
NZ reinsman Tim Williams seems to have uncommonly good luck in the Stewards Room, so much so that many have long wondered whether he’s the Kiwi equivalent of the koala, a protected species. His streak of good fortune continued in the 9th race at Addington yesterday when he was acquitted of a charge of failing […]
