Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Sydney trainer Jason Grimson has today been fined just $2000 by Victoria authorities – with $1500 of the fine suspended – for one pf his horses throwing a positive swab to the powerful prescription only human painkiller Tapentadol, a synthetic opioid similar to heroin. The fine is the same penalty as Vic trainer Wayne Potter […]
Harness Racing NSW’ application for judicial review of the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal’s decision in Ben Sarina’s successful appeal against his (second) disqualification will be heard tomorrow morning in the Supreme Court. As you may recall the Racing Appeals Tribunal chaired by the eminent jurist The Honorable GJ Bellew SC determined that a person banished […]
… a person becomes bound by Rules upon becoming a participant in the harness racing industry. In other words, whilst the existence of a contract is not a prerequisite, or condition precedent, to a connection with the industry, a person becomes bound by the Rules as a consequence of participation. (emphasis ours). In that case […]
It is by now well known that an agreement has been struck between Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club (ATC) to allow Morgan Kelly – the man that Peter V’Landys and co wanted to appoint as administrator of the race club, and which the ATC opposed and rejected – to undertake an independent review […]
At a time when progressive principal racing authorities such as Racing NWSW are implementing measures like travel subsidies to financially assist industry participants during this crazy time of war and rising fuel prices pushing costs through the roof, Harness Racing NSW has taken the opposite approach and slugged owners with an extra tax. Well not […]
Detente – the easing of hostility or strained relations The Australian Turf Club and Racing NSW seem to have struck some form of detente. Racing NSW have agreed to continue to provide the ATC with discretionary funding over and above the club’s guaranteed TB profit distributions to pay for the big races over the rest of the Autumn carnival. In return […]
North QLD trainer Belynda Kliese bought a 3yo bay filly named Dark Fae in an online auction. At the time of the sale the filly was trained by Joe Pride, who logic suggests must have been the person in charge of her. Dark Fae was sent north to the buyer by the seller. Or so […]
So V’landys as usual leads the charge, and puts up $3 million to help NSW racing participants ride out the knock on effects of D. Trump’s war that isn’t. Racing Victoria do what is always does and falls in behind. Well sort of, but not really, because it’s been badly managed for years and doesn’t […]
People are always trying t0 tell me that Jett Turnbull is tactically no good. He gets the best drives in races and drives them like the best horse and they win, they say. A monkey could do it. Oh yeah. They think that because I rate Jye Coney the greatest young driver I have seen […]
Earlier in the week Racing NSW used their contingency fund to implement starter payments for owners and trainers of horses to offset their increased costs due to the rapidly rising cost of petrol. Today it is the low paid workers in racing’s turn and work at least 8 hours a week will receive $100 a […]
