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Former QLD Racing Minister Grace ‘GeeGee” Grace didn’t know a whole lot about the Sport of Kings, but she did come to the job with a deep understanding of arbitration after spending decades as a union official, and her initiative to create the Racing Appeals Panel will stand forever as one of the greatest decisions […]
It looks like we won’t be able to report live the Noel Callow decision. We seem to have been locked out of the video link, we’re not sure why. Guess we will have to catch up with events after they happen. Sorry about that.
It’s approaching midday and we are here at the Racing Appeals Panel to hear Judge Kerry O’Brien deliver the Panel’s judgement on the appeal of ‘King’ Noel Callow against his ten-month disqualification over the “Darwin Tapes”. The King will be hoping for a reduction in sentence, blue sky a fine, but at the very least […]
The much awaited decision in the Noel Callow appeal will be handed down at noon on Monday. It’s important to note that this appeal relates strictly to Callow’s 10-month disqualification for his conduct in the published recordings made in Darwin last year. Any alleged rule breaches emanating from subsequently released recordings will be dealt with […]
We’re here at the Racing Appeals Panel this morning for Noel Callow’s appeal against his 10 month disqualification on two charges of conduct detrimental to the interests of racing related to the incidents in Darwin last year that were recorded on video and later surfaced on social media, after it is rumored former jockey Group […]
Callow’s barrister Stirling kicks off by saying that there is no argument that racism is wrong and totally unacceptable, and that his client acknowledges and accepts this. His client accepts that he behaved foolishly, offensively and in a racist and gratuitous manner toward people he did not know on the street. Stirling says that Callow’s […]
The Panel plays the offending video recordings. There is much argument about whether the transcript of the recordings is correct, with Stirling disputing that his client ever called anyone the highly offensive term “nigger’ and the recording clearly appearing to back him up. Stirling submits that Callow’s conduct was spur of the moment stupidity, not […]
Noel ‘King’ Callow’s appeal against his ten month disqualification for conduct related offences related to the “Darwin Tapes” recordings that went viral on social media will be heard next Friday at9.30am. We spoke to the King in the aftermath of the recordings coming to public attention and can confirm that Callow accepted full responsibility for […]
The two trackwork riders who submitted doctored health assessment reports in 3 different years have lost their appeal against their nine month disqualifications. Lane Sharrock and Jeff McKay were separately charged with engaging in any dishonest, corrupt, fraudulent, improper or dishonourable action or practice in connection with racing; with McKay also being charged Neither man […]
To suggest that he was a person affected by rules which were implemented to govern an industry in which he was prohibited from participating, defies common sense – NSW Racing Appeals Panel decision in Ben Sarina v Harness Racing NSW Now as we have written a million times and have plastered all over this website […]
