Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In harness racing a horse has to qualify to be eligible to race. They qualify by running in trials so that the Stewards can be satisfied that they are appropriate horses to represent the sport on the public stage. Stewards come and Stewards go, and in this world we all see things slightly differently, even […]
This extract is taken from the recent NZ High Court decision in the matter of Wigg v Racing Integrity Board. The Richards referred to is Jamie Richards. Te Akau Racing’s trainer after and before Mark Walker. Richards was an excellent trainer with an unblemished record – according to the Judge – who just so happened […]
Well if this was the first major test of the new Racing Appeals Panel in Queensland it has failed. Both of Desleigh Forster’s runners at Doomben today have been scratched. The owners of the horses have copped it up the Khyber Pass. Was Des’s stay application actually heard, and has it been refused? Or has […]
D0n’t mess with Doctor Dream He’s not one for sympathyHe will bring you to your kneesLose your troublesEase your pain This is the price you must pay Remember this story below? Re-read it if you don’t. It’s about how the QRIC kept a dog with a broken leg out in the sun writhing in pain, […]
This is hard to believe, but rather than step back from the fire presently engulfing him, the accused race fixer and certain animal abuser Ben Yole has decided to stretch his wings further by expanding his operations into Adelaide. And the South Australian authorities have given him their blessing! Yole – who to the best […]
Is the Tasracing CEO Justin Hemlich for real? In the face of the biggest firestorm ever in Tasmanian racing history, at a time when the non-harness racing public are horrified by what they have seen on the ABC, and will be even more horrified when they see the more that is to come, Hemlich is […]
An advisory from the Office of the Ombudsman of Tasmania A significant barrier to blowing the whistle (making a disclosure) is fear of reprisal. To address this, the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2002 provides protection against ‘detrimental action’ to people who have made, or intend to make, a protected disclosure. Detrimental action includes: action causing injury, loss […]
So now we are getting advice on integrity from Shane Loone, one of the biggest cheats in the business. That’s a bit like getting advice from Dominic Perrottet on how to win an election. Just listen to this drivel. “Stewards wouldn’t allow illegal pracise (sic) or fraudulent activities”. Not unless you are paying them off, […]
So Te Akau Racing have identified the cause of the positive swab its Group 1 winner Tokyo Tycoon threw after winning the Sistema Stakes, and they have fingered the offender. It was a strapper of course. It always is. The strapper has met with the Stewards and confessed all. She made a mistake. Trust Te […]
Look at this poor excuse for a Steward’s Report. If the Chief Stipe Chris Albrecht truly believes this, then he is as silly as a wheel. We need a bunker system in racing with a video stewards as ref. And we need it now.
