Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In late 2023 the trotter Melpark Magic was disqualified from its win in a race in January after throwing a positive swab to the anti-inflammatory drug Flunixin. That sounds pretty standard, except for just one thing. According to the official Harness Racing Australia records which are based on information provided by the States the horse […]
So we never do learn whether Seaton Grima’s check on Cya Art in the Tamworth Cup was by accident or design. The Stewards don’t tell us. All they say is that Super Seaton pleaded guilty to a charge directing his drive Master Catch outwards when insufficiently clear of Cya Art, resulting in Cya Art having […]
PO is corrupt NSW trot Steward Paul O’Toole, who was accepting bribes from trainers not to swab their horses. MB is Matthew Bentley, another corrupt Steward who, unbeknown to O’Toole, has rolled over against him, and is wearing a wire. All names have been removed for legal reasons. They’re pretty interesting though, I can assure […]
PO is corrupt NSW trot Steward Paul O’Toole, who was accepting bribes from trainers not to swab their horses. MB is Matthew Bentley, another corrupt Steward who, unbeknown to O’Toole, has rolled over against him, and is wearing a wire. All names have been removed for legal reasons.
Watch Seaton Grima come off the fence from Swayzee’s back and collect Cya Art on his outside. The check effectively cost Cya Art what looked to a big time chance of beating the $1.05 favorite. It also made sure that Swayzee won the $250 000 bonus, and stayed alive in the quest for the million. […]
What the hell was Robbie Morris doing here on My Moonlite Dream in the 5th at Menangle on Saturday night. Morris is in the bright yellow colors behind the leader, who has gone super quick and is near certain to wobble away from the fence as it tires. Our man Morris however doesn’t agree. He […]
Ben Sarina (above) In 2020 Ben Sarina was convicted of Reckless Grievous Bodily Harm by the Cessnock Local Court. He was sentenced to 150 hours community service and 9 months home detention, which he served without blemish. The victim of the assault had been a harness racing Steward earlier in his career, but had not […]
What you see above and below are the first two pages of the transcript of secretly recorded 2011 discussions between corrupt NSW harness racing Stewards Paul O’Toole and Matthew Bentley (now deceased). In beknown to O’Toole, Bentley had rolled over on him in return for an indemnity from prosecution and is wearing a wire. The […]
The proposed measures contained in Racing NSW Strategic Plan 2024-2027 to be introduced to combat the scourge of drug cheating in racing should fill lovers of clean racing’s souls with joy, and strike fear into the hearts of the scoundrels. Racing NSW has set the pace among Australian racing jurisdictions in recent years on drug […]
Developing a world leading racing laboratory As a department of Racing NSW, the primary role of the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) is to provide accurate and independent analytical services to Racing NSW Stewards to assist in upholding the relevant rules pertaining to prohibited and therapeutic substances in the sport of Thoroughbred racing. Applying the […]
