Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The state’s racing integrity body will be abolished and replaced after a damning report upheld claims of race fixing and animal cruelty in the harness racing industry. Describing the public release of the Murrihy report as “a dark day for racing”, Racing Minister Felix Ellis expressed shock and dismay at its findings of weak regulation, […]
ToR 4 requires a review of the adequacy of ORI’s management of allegations relating to team driving that were reported by a part-time steward (brave and honest whistleblower Janet Ainscow, who was persecuted by her bosses for doing her job by reporting the allegations). (Ainscow), employed with ORI, had a conversation with a harness driver […]
A most interesting Stewards report from QLD has been published today. It involves jockey Jaden Lloyd’s use of a mobile phone from the riders room in breach of the rules to communicate with his father and jockey manager Jeff, the former premiership winning hoop who back in his day was one of the hottest workers […]
On 29 January 2024, the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) held a Directions Hearing concerning the matter of Ms Emma Stewart. Ms Stewart had previously appealed against the severity of the Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards’ decision of 5 December 2023 to disqualify her for six (6) months. The media release relating to the HRV Stewards’ […]
The one time smart provincial NSW pacer Flare Up won 9 of its first 16 starts under the care of trainer Darren Elder when driven by his now disqualified drug cheating son Brad, the most recent of them 17 months ago in September 2o22. Ever since B. Elder threw three positive swabs to Levamisole late […]
What percentage of starters on how many racecourses each day, week, month or year arrive behind the barriers with an elevated heart rate and sweating profusely? Not many is the answer, for that usually happens after exertion in a race, not before. SHIPS AHOY turned up at the stalls at Eagle Farm that way on […]
There is no racing jurisdiction or code in the world that is as compromised by conflicts of interest as that in New Zealand. The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) is the supreme body for matters of drug and race drive cheating. It employs the Stewards, and is their boss. One of the Racing Integrity Board’s members […]
Dashing Major and Double Time are stablemates. Double Time was driven by John ‘Lurch’ Dunn, whose father Robert is a member of the board of Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ). Dashing Major’s driver was Tim Williams, whose dad Brent is a member of the Racing Integrity Board (RIB). Any long time harness racing watcher who […]
The mail out of Tasmania is that Ray Murrihy’s final report into allegations of race fixing and animal welfare breaches by the Ben Yole stable is set to be released today. Will it be fair dinkum or will it be a farce? A lot of racing people and animal welfare advocates across the state are […]
