Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There are jobs aplenty at Harness Racing NSW for enthusiastic people right now. Are you an experienced Stipendiary Steward? Then HRNSW wants you to fill a vacancy that has arisen on the panel. A position is also open for a Cadet Steward. You need to be squeaky clean, super keen, and to pass a probity […]
What the hell was Tom Ison doing on the leader here? Ison worked it over to get it to the front, and then without any care at all for the runners behind him he just jammed his down hard on the brakes and stopped to almost a crawl. It was a miracle that the one […]
I know its a bit late to criticize a jockey’s ride last weekend, but I have been waiting for someone to say something about Josh Parr’s ride on Shezanalister in the last at Rosehill on Saturday and no-one has, so we will. Parr slaughtered Shezanalister. The Bjorn Baker trainer horse should have won by panels. […]
The decision of the NSW Harness Racing Appeals Panel to warn Ben Smith off without giving him a Parker Warning beforehand that his sentence might be increased has been published. You can find it at the link below. Click to access ben%20sarina%20ap%20decision%20170325.pdf
An 80-year-old Grafton trainer suffering from Alzheimer’s disease has been suspended for three months after being found guilty of sexually harassing a former stable employee who is now working as a Clerk of the Course. Trainer James Leslie Jarvis was ruled by the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal to have subjected Northern Rivers Racing Association (NRRA) […]
The trainer on the hottest streak in NSW right now Chris Judd’s juggernaut rolled on at Menangle last night. Judd had two runners on the card for a winner and a $31 third. His winner was Speculating, which was well placed dropping back to the same class in which he last won over the distance […]
The problems with Wayne Haylen KC sitting on the Ben Sarina appeal due to apprehensions of potential bias have become manifest as a consequence of the Principal Member failing to issue Sarina with a ‘Parker Warning’ that his sentence may be increased, and thus denying him the opportunity to withdraw his appeal based on that […]
1. On 15 November 2023 HRNSW Stewards concluded an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a serious melee between numerous harness racing participants that occurred in the race day stalls at the Tamworth Harness Racing Club meeting held on 2 November 2023. 2. Two participants were charged under AHRR 231(1) (e), namely, that a person shall […]
Warning before increasing your sentence If you have appealed against your sentence to the District Court, the Court must warn you if it is considering increasing your sentence. This is known as a ‘Parker warning’. The Court must give you the opportunity to withdraw your appeal. If you withdraw your appeal, the decision of the Local […]
Ben Sarina’s appeal against his 7-year disqualification for assaulting a long ago Steward was decided this week, and it didn’t go well for him. We will tell you more about that later. For the moment we want to discuss the issue of whether the Principal Member of the Panel Wayne Haylen KC should even have […]
