Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
They say that the Racing Integrity Act indemnifies Stewards against being sued for acts they do and don’t perform, and that the Commissioner is protected too. The horse whisperers bray that QRIC staff members who have helped an authorised officer exercise a power under the Act are too. That may be so, but in my […]
This is the list of comparative sentences tabled in Sheryl Wigg’s appeal to the High Court against the sentence imposed on the amateur driver and trainer after an undercover surveillance team from the RIB caught her administering a paste made up of turmeric and black pepper to one of her horses on the day of […]
This is the issue that I was talking about at the end of the last story. In her application for a Hight Court judicial review of her manifestly excessive 19 month DQ for giving her horse a turmeric and black pepper paste on raceday, Sheryl Wigg argued that the panel was unlawfully convened, and as […]
The Appellant draws a distinction with the constitution of benches in the Court of Appeal, which regularly involves one permanent Court of Appeal Judge and two sitting High Court Judges. Considering the process outlined above, it is clear that there is an analogy, rather than a distinction, to be drawn between the Appeals Tribunal and […]
It’s an extract from the QRIC Penalty Sentencing Guidelines for offences proven to have been committed by errant thoroughbred racing licensees. What it’s talking about is the compatibility of the guidelines with the legal rights that a person has under the QLD Human Rights Act. The bit we are interested in is this one: The […]
The NZ High Court decision in the case of Sheryl Wigg throws up a whole lot of very interesting issues. One is the applicability of the Penalty Sentencing Guidelines (PSG) that are used by the Racing Integrity Board (RIB) to determine a rule breach offender’s punishment. The Kiwi authorities have been using PSG that were […]
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, […]
