Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
New HRSA Integrity Boss Derek Cordick (pictured) As we announced first months ago Harness Racing SA Chief Steward Trevor Styles is off to Tassie to head the team down there after Neil Finnigan moved back to QLD to take up the top position there. Sound like musical chairs? That’s because it is. Styles replacement as […]
Teenage Class B trainer Ella Brechin, the most obvious fast bowler since Dennis Lillee strode the scene, landed a treble at Globe Derby last night. Each of the winners was formerly trained by the captain she bowls for, accused drug trafficker Luke O’Neill, whose did not seek to renew his license after being released from […]
A little noticed rule change was introduced in Victoria in late June that alters the way certain alleged rule breach offences by participants are dealt with by the authorities. Prior to the change the following offences were deemed ‘serious offences’ and were heard and determined directly by the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) as the decision […]
Take a look at the video above of race 4 at Port Pirie on Saturday night and tell me how the hell the driver of the horse that crosses to the lead Ryan Hryhorec escaped a suspension for careless driving. Hryhorec brings his horse across directly on top of the Tony Pullicino driven runner on […]
Disturbing news out of Tasmania is that the newly appointed Tasmania Chief Steward (Gallops) Martin Knibbs, a former Queenslander, was observed appearing unsteady on his feet at the Spreyton (Devonport) race meeting yesterday, so he was put on the breathalyzer. They say he almost blew the bag up. Knibbs is reported to have recorded an […]
Yet one more Queensland rider has been done for submitting a dodgy Health Assessment Report. It was apprentice Rob Thorburn this time. Thorburn changed the dates on his 2023/34 report and held it out to be the valid 2025/26 assessment. He dobbed himself in as soon as the QJA sent out their circular advising jockeys […]
Another Queensland jockey has been stood down from riding. It’s apprentice Mitch Goring this time. We don’t know at this stage the reason why, but judging by recent events it will be either a positive test result or, more likely, a doctored Health Assessment Report. These errant jockeys are giving the integrity officials a lot […]
If you recall, we tipped you about this over a month ago. You always hear it here first. A Tasmanian racing integrity investigation has found a number of racing stewards, including the acting chief thoroughbred steward, placed more than 200 bets on Tasmanian horse races across a two-and-a-half-year period. And a separate investigation has found […]
We regularly bang on about the poor standard of harness race stewarding in Queensland, and usually with good reason. The Stewards Report about race 9 at Redcliffe last night is the perfect illustration. Rally Around was sent out at as the $2.90 favorite in the race. Its driver is in the Leap To Fame colors. […]
Here are some quotes from the Stewards when sentencing jockey Taylor Marshall to a 9-month disqualification for doctoring his annual Health Assessment Report. They are worth reading to understand why it is so important that a proper assessment of a riders fitness to compete is undertaken each year, and why jockeys who have submitted altered […]
