Tasmanian Harness Racing Identities Arrested and Extradited to NSW to Face Serious Drug Charges – Cross Border Criminal Ring Allegedly Operated Out of Menangle Park

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. […]

HRNSW INDUSTRY NOTICE IN RELATION TO RECENT MEDIA REPORTS

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 […]

Peter V’Landys is Right – The Breeders Do Want to Kill Horses – They Want to Shoot Them in the Head

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. […]

Broken Chains? Or a Broken System of Administrative Justice? – Welcome Back to Harness Racing NSW, the Hanging State

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 […]

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