Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
So a trot trainer buys a horse from interstate. He does everything right. Lodges a stable return and submits the transfer of ownership paperwork. All sweet you’d think, as he did. But there is a problem at the other end, in that the seller has not completed his paperwork properly. It’s not deliberate, and it’s […]
Ciaron Maher Racing has reached agreement with Racing NSW to take over the state-of-the-art NSW Southern Highlands equine property Bong Bong Farm, formerly the home of Waratah Thoroughbreds. The farm itself is a 97.5-hectare property that boasts 40 paddocks, four architecturally designed barns containing 61 boxes, 1,250-metre turf and sand training tracks, a swimming pool, […]
This is our mail. On Tuesday the owners of PELICAN FLY (Texeira family) lodged an appeal with the Racing Appeals Tribunal stating the NSW Harness Racing Appeal Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear the appeal of AVAIDEN. Mr Texeira engaged a solicitor. The Tribunal gave Mr Texeira until 2pm Tuesday afternoon to lodge submissions […]
Racing Victoria General Manager of Racing Matthew Welsh has announced that Victorian prizemoney will be slashed next season due to decreased revenue from wagering. It’s not quite true. Wagering revenue did go down year to year, but only by $2 million, and that loss was well and truly offset by increases to media and other […]
RACE 2 – TAB REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – HUNTER HEAT ONE – 2030 metres AVAIDEN– Checked and raced inside marker pegs when THE CID broke stride at the first turn. Stewards withheld the declaration of All Clear at the conclusion of the event to review video footage in regard to AVAIDEN racing inside marker pegs rounding the first turn. Robert […]
Racing New South Wales will meet with local horse racing figures in Ballina this morning for an inquiry into allegations of animals abuse against a local horse trainer. Racing NSW Chairman of Stewards, Steve Railton, confirmed that an inquiry would be held today in Ballina but did not elaborate on the subject of the meeting. […]
Didn’t we tell you about these 2 positives a week ago? Yeah, we did. You always hear it first here. We told you that too. It’s true. EXCLUSIVE: Two Positive Swabs at Menangle – And One Hell of an Almighty Conflict of Interest
A week ago, in a case that had been dragged out for more than 2 years, NSW leading trainer Kerry Ann Morris was outed for 6 months after one of her horses threw a pair of positives to the banned drug Levamisole. She put up a defense that the horse was contaminated before she got […]
SOHO RHAPSODY Stewards questioned driver Rickie Alchin with regards to the tactics he adopted in the early and latter stages of the event, whereby he was unable to hold his spot in the running line upon entry to the first turn and elected to steer his runner down the track upon entry to the home […]
Here we go again. Driver Blake Fitzpatrick gets questioned about his maggot dead drive on Jalaneel in the 3rd race at Menangle on Saturday night. He tells the Stewards that he decided to go back from the wide gate. And? Nothing. We don’t get any explanation whatsoever for Fitzpatrick’s shocker in the straight on the […]
