Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We have told you a million times about the life and crimes of former young Kiwi trotting ‘hero’ Matthew Anderson, formerly known as Matthew Vanderkley. Many months ago we told you the fix was in, and that Anderson was going to get off his latest charges light. We were right. We usually are on these […]
Penalty 17. Mr Irving said that Mr Anderson’s offending has caused significant reputational damage to the Harness Racing Industry; the expected race was a Group 1 feature on a premier day with a gross stake of $140,000. He pointed to the aggravating feature of a 6 month’s disqualification in 2020 for 2 Serious Racing Offences. […]
33. The Adjudicative Committee then turns to consider any aggravating circumstances. (a) This was a Group 1 Race for 3 year old fillies with a total stake of $140,000 on the year’s biggest day for the Harness Racing Industry. (b) The filly was prevented from obtaining the chance of achieving valuable “Black Type” status, as […]
QRIC Stewards toady gave consideration to a request of review from trainer Phillip Sears in relation to the findings that when presented to race at the Rockhampton Greyhound Racing Club meeting held on 1st March 2023, that Crème De Monte, when examined by the attending veterinary officer prior to racing, was found to be in season […]
Ryan Backhouse is only 18, I get that. But trot racing is a big kids game, and people invest hundreds of thousands of dollars on each race. They expect better than what young Backhouse gave them in the last at Melton on Saturday night, and if the lad can’t deliver it while he’s a teenager […]
The hot word on the street is that Jim Murdoch QC is soon to be appointed as the inaugural Chairperson of the QLD Racing Appeals Tribunal, the body that is soon to assume responsibility for the majority of immediate objections to decisions made by Stewards in the State north of the Tweed. If this is […]
LEGAL NOTICE: FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY AND THE AVOIDANCE OF ANY DOUBT IN THE MINDS OF KINGS COUNSELS, GOVERNMENT LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, MEMBERS OF TRUBUNALS, JUDGES, APPEAL JUDGES, JURIES AND TGE GENERAL PUBLIC – THIS THAT FOLLOWS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. IT IS JUST THE OPINION OF A MUG […]
Check this one out. It’s the last race at Menangle on Tuesday. There are only two possible chances in the race. One of them is the $1.20 favorite in betting Peaceful, the other is Jewel Melody at $3.50. The next closes horse in the betting is at $34.00. Jewel Melody beats Peaceful by a half […]
In what sport in the world are a bunch of largely unqualified officials left to decide whether breaking the rules to win okay or not? Mmm, Ben Johnson was juiced up on Stanozolol, but would he have won the 100m gold at the Seoul Olympics if he wasn’t IOC Ian? Of course he would have […]
Animal welfare investigations are growing in number and complexity are they? This is what the NZ RIB Commissioner Mike Clement – a man who had never even been to the races before he was appointed to the job – claims. Really? Where is the evidence of this so-called increase in animal welfare cases in New […]
