Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
A few weeks back we told you that Greg ‘Jingle’ Gangle – the CEO of the Wagga trots who had been imported from Canada to take up the role – had been working unvaccinated in breach of the Harness Racing NSW COVID-19 protocols, the NSW Govt Health Directives, and indeed the law. The CEO was […]
Wagga Harness Racing Club (WHRC) hope to be able to welcome chief executive Greg Gangle back to race days by the middle of next month. Gangle’s vaccination status has meant he has been unable to attend race meetings for more than a month, as per the state government and Harness Racing NSW’s rules. Gangle, who […]
This is the bloke you want to say g’day to at Menangle on Saturday night It was a big day out for young Lleyton Green at Newcastle this afternoon, with the kid driving a treble for his employers Dean and Kerry McDowell at the all up odd of $26.40 for your single gold coin. Not […]
We have written on numerous occasions about the extraordinary winning strike rate of horses owned by former Harness Racing NSW boss Rex Horne and his friend and sometime trainer Leon Jurd when they backed as if there is no tomorrow. In these stories we’ve also noted how rare it is for horses owned by the […]
The horse here in yellow that falls at Newcastle last night is driven by Jake Hughes. He takes a terrible fall when he cops the backlash from severe interference in front of him. Hughes falls directly into the path of the horse in the blue and orange driven by Matthew Harding. If Harding’s reflexes hadn’t […]
Can anyone explain to me how Harness Racing NSW could have ‘reluctantly reduced staffing levels following the onset of COVID-19’, as reported in its Annual Report to Parliament, when the staff numbers for the last three years actually look like this: 2019 – 41 employees 2020 – 38 employees 2021 – 43 employees Would you […]
