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See that thing shining in the air? No, it’s not a UFO. It’s a thrown shoe in the trotters ID21 final, and it looks like Humble Ladd’s. There is no mention of it in the Stewards comments on the race results. It’s only 2 days later so the official report isn’t up yet, even though […]
What you see above is the Stewards Report from the 3rd round of ID21 heats held at Newcastle last Sunday. The Inter Dominion is – or was until this year, when Harness Racing NSW got hold of it and stuffed the whole thing up – the showcase event on the Southern Hemisphere racing calendar, and […]
I rang the NSW Stewards room this morning to clarify matters regarding the McCarthy and Morris suspensions, and their effect on ID21. By sheer chance the Chairman of Stewards Mr Clint Bentley happened to answer the phone. Mr Bentley was kind enough to field my questions and provide on the record answers. These are they […]
Earlier in the week we tipped you the greatest certainty ever outside of death and taxes when we prophesised that after our story about Luke McCarthy being ineligible to drive in 3rd round of ID21 heats and the final was published and read, the Menangle Stewards report from last Saturday the 4th of December would […]
They haven’t fudged the start date on Robbie Morris’s 21 day suspension commencing immediately as of 30 November. The suspension that tipped him out of driving in rounds 2 and 3 of the heats, or should have anyway under the rules. Morris of course drove. He is ineligible to drive on finals night as well. […]
Yesterday we write a story about harness trainer Stephanie Lippiatt and opine that the inquiry into her drive on a 50-1 shot at Menangle on the weekend was a double blind, as part of a three coconut trick. Lo and behold, the very next day at the very same track Lippiatt comes out and trains […]
Robert (Robbie) Morris is one of NSW’s leading reinspersons. He is also the Godson of the Harness Racing NSW CEO John Dumesny. On Tuesday the 30th of November 2021, in the home stretch in the first race at Menangle, Robbie Morris hit the galloping mare Skyzclearnsunny that he was driving with his whip. The mare […]
On Saturday 4 December 2021, Luke McCarthy had his license to drive suspended for 7 days. Under the rules of harness racing, unless HRNSW or the Stewards deem otherwise at the time, the suspension commences from the moment that it was handed down. Luke McCarthy was ineligible to drive from that exact time on 4 […]
Luke McCarthy was charged with careless driving after causing interference to another runner in race 7 at Menangle on Saturday night. McCarthy pleaded guilty to the charge, and had his driving license suspended for 7 days. Under the rules of harness racing suspensions apply from when they are handed down, except if Harness Racing NSW […]
