Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The hot of the press mail is that NZ RIB (Racing Integrity Board) officials have today turned up without notice to the stables of three of Woodend Beach’s leading trainers, including that of one of the highest profile names in the game. At this stage we can only guess at the reasons why, but when […]
So yesterday I call this clown of a lawyer Allister ‘Rine’ Davis who is threatening me with defamation action on behalf of his lagger and give up merchant of a client Andrew ‘The Canary’ Fitzgerald. All I was seeking was clarification as to whether Rine had sent me his kids year 4 school assignment by […]
Unknown to its members, Ganellen served every director on the board with legal papers, saying they could be personally liable for acting unreasonably in not trying to work out a solution. But, according to one inside source, perhaps the most costly decision the board made in its naievity over property development, was not taking […]
The Auckland Trotting Club will continue legal action to try to recover some of the $100 million lost in the building of its apartment complex. But when the harness racing club finally reveals details of its long-running dispute with construction company Canam at next Wednesday’s annual general meeting, president Rod Croon will be assuring members […]
Dear Sir I write to confirm that I called you from Australia 5 minutes hence at my own expense to inquire as to the specifics of your non-particularised threat to sue me for reasons that I am not aware of. I confirm that I asked you to provide me with particulars of your client’s foreshadowed claim against […]
Gee, I could have sworn I attempted to contact Andrew Fitzgerald three times before publishing the story about him lagging up Cam Jones. That’s what my phone records say anyway. I could have sworn that I asked him 3 times to call me back and he never did too. Clearly the drug cheats from the […]
Dear Sir I am confused. Are you intending to sue me seven thousand and seventy one years in advance? After all, you have quoted the Defamation Act 9092 in your correspondence. Sadly, I fear I may be dead by then. You never know though, some people say Jesus came back to life 4000 odd years […]
A harness racing horse is suspected of being administered a prohibited substance for the second time in a year. Johnny Nevits was a late scratch at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club’s meet at Addington Raceway on Friday night. A Stipendiary Stewards report said Racing Integrity Board (RIB) investigators completed a stable inspection at the training […]
Here we have a race club – the Auckland Trotting Club – that has recorded operating losses of $52.5 million over the past two years, including a record loss of $28.3 million this year. The Board of Directors are responsible for those losses, for it is their poor decision making that has directly led to […]
Gary ‘Woody’ Woodham is the CEO of Harness Racing New Zealand. He is also a major owner of pacers and trotters, and has his horse’s trained by the All Stars. Woody assures us that there are no conflicts of interest. That bloke who paces around the square all day talking to Jesus believes him. The […]
