Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The INCA affair in New Zealand has been a long running saga that has claimed plenty of victims. A supposed police investigation into alleged corruption, race-fixing and recreational drug use in the harness racing industry that commenced in 2018 on the flimsiest of grounds and saw numerous licensees charged with various race rule and even […]
Tasmanian police officer aired ‘fatigue’ safety concerns with Tasracing boss following horse float crash, emails show A Tasmanian police officer who attended a serious crash that injured five harness racing employees and then wrote to the head of Tasracing with concerns was taken off the case after the racing boss spoke to a more senior […]
Ray Murrihy’s full and final report into allegations of race fixing and animal cruelty by the Ben Yole stable was handed in to the Tasmanian Racing Minister on Friday, although it is yet to be publicly released. Clearly making hay while the sun still shines, on the very same day at Burnie the brazen Chainsaw […]
Starters are supposed to be impartial, and are not allowed to bet. This one in race 5 at Canberra obviously did. The 3 horse was backed from $7.00 into $2.oo, and started even shorter at $1.55 on the tote. It won. Listen to what the starter says as he lets them go. This is a […]
Harness Racing NSW Stewards have finalised an Inquiry into an incident in the race day stalls following the running of Race 6 at the Tamworth Harness Racing Club meeting on Thursday 2 November 2023. Evidence was taken from HRNSW Steward Daniel Westwood, licensed Trainer / Driver Tom Ison, licensed Trainer / Driver Darren Elder, licensed […]
Wednesday is the day for the hearing int0 the recent incident violent incident involving members of the Ison and Elder families at Tamworth. The word is that each of father Brian and sons Bryan and Darren Elder in the blue corner, and father and son duo Andrew and Tom Ison in the red, are required […]
29 – Being found on property, etc, without reasonable excuse (1) Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000 who is found without reasonable excuse — (a) in or on any building; or (b) in any enclosed yard or other such area; or (c) in […]
It looks to us like a Ben Yole special. That’s no surprise given that every one of the 8 Darren Elder trained runners in the 1o horse field is owned by Yole’s major stable owners Aaron Bain and/or Summit Bloodstock, and 4 of the 8 are former Yole trained horses. Bain and Summit are like […]
As predicted in our story yesterday, a trespass notice has been, or is in the process of being, served on the NZ RIB head of integrity Neil Grimstone, after he allegedly unlawfully entered and remained upon a neighbouring property so that he could spy on Tim Vince’s place next door. Vince’s neighbour has issued the […]
In the story below that we published in April we told you that Ben Yole didn’t have workers compensation insurance for the young workers who were injured in the terrible accident on the way home from the races in Hobart as required by law, and that he was underpaying their rightful entitlement to wages. We […]
