Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Since a class of bone drugs called bisphosphonates entered the equine market, questions have surrounded their use and traceability in horses. Researchers are starting to find clarity, however, on the latter front. A team recently confirmed that a new drug test can detect the bisphosphonate tiludronate disodium (Tildren) in horses up to three years after […]
Tasmanian harness racing identities Nathan Ford (pictured) and his younger sibling Mitch Ford have been arrested and charged with alleged involvement in a major cross-State drug trafficking and supply ring. Police apprehended the Ford brothers on Tuesday and held in custody since, as extradition proceedings for their removal to NSW this week have been successful. […]
INDUSTRY NOTICE IN RELATION TO RECENT MEDIA REPORTS 19 November 2025 Some industry participants may have seen articles recently published in The Sunday Telegraph and in the online edition of The Daily Telegraph (or Code Sports), on 9 and 10 November 2025. Regrettably, those articles contained many factual errors. HRNSW issues this notice to correct and clarify the 10 important matters […]
In a high wage economy with low unemployment stable workers are hard to find, especially when like most trainers you only wish to pay the minimum award hourly rate. Not all that many Australians are prepared to work at mucking out horse boxes for $25.85 an hour, not when they can get $40 an hour […]
The NSW Trainers Association have been very vocal in its opposition to Peter V’Landys, and was last week reported to be threatening to pass a no confidence motion in V’Landys as Racing NSW CEO. Which begs the question. Who and what exactly is the NSW Trainer’s Association (NSWTA), and what rights to they have under […]
For some time now Peter V’Landys has claimed that the thoroughbred breeders are mounting a campaign against him because they want to kill horses. He is right on both counts. There is a campaign against him, and while Big Richie and the big trainers are the cavalry, it’s the breeders who are calling the tune. […]
Well the votes are in and Peter V’Landys has been reelected as Australia’s Greatest Racing Administrator in a landslide. The votes being the 2024/25 annual reports of Racing Victoria and NSW. The numbers being the electors. Here is a summary of the count. Racing NSW revenue was $116 million less than that of Racing Victoria […]
See this Ewan Sexton chap in the picture? The new Manager of Corporate Governance and Strategy at Harness Racing NSW? Nothing against the bloke, who I am sure is a very nice chap, but who is he and where did his job come from? We have searched up, down and sideways and cannot find any […]
Victorian trainer Paul Tonkin had the misfortune of one of his horses throwing a positive swab in NSW to the powerful painkiller Tapentadol. Tonkin – who is no relation to Clayon or Peter Tonkin: same name, different family – pleaded guilty to the charge, was a first time offender, and the positive was accepted to […]
What you see above is the trainer’s receipt for a swab sample taken from their horse at a NSW harness race meeting on the 22nd of May 2025. The usual practice in most States with swabs is that they are either personally delivered or couriered to the relevant testing laboratory after the conclusion of the […]
