The Most Justified Disqualification Ever
The winner of race 6 at Mildura last night came up the rail to win. It didn’t hold onto the victory for long. Stewards disqualified the horse. Gee I don’t know why. Do you? Ha ha ha.
Poor Stewarding 101
Have a look at the ride of jockey Sean Cormack on the leader in the white. Watch what he did. He dropped his hands. It looks like Cormack mistook the edge of the big screen for the winning post out the corner of his eye. From the head-on camera you can see clearly see him […]
Someone Ought to Buy the Senior Steward a Rule Book – And Teach Him How to Read It
I don’t know who the person that QRIC Senior Steward in North QLD Paul Gillard told what you see above to, or if Gillard said it at all, but if he did it raises huge doubts about one of the most experiences members of the QRIC race day integrity team’s actual knowledge of the the […]
That’s Against the Rules Jockey D’Avila!
I came across this photo of rider Wanderson D’Avila in the jockeys room at Saturday’s Gordonvale race meeting while scrolling through the pictures posted on the Facebook page of the superb North QLD racing photographer Peter Roy. Sadly for jockey D’Avila, as well as being a great photo – my wife just walked past and […]
A Victorian Rule Change That Alters the Playing Field For Participants in All 3 Codes Accused of Serious Offences
A little noticed rule change was introduced in Victoria in late June that alters the way certain alleged rule breach offences by participants are dealt with by the authorities. Prior to the change the following offences were deemed ‘serious offences’ and were heard and determined directly by the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) as the decision […]
HRNSW Seek Review of Game Changing Racing Appeals Tribunal Decision in the Supreme Court
As predicted, Harness Racing NSW has lodged an application in the Supreme Court for Judicial Review of the recent Racing Appeals Tribunal decision in the Ben Sarina case. They sort of had to, for the Tribunal’s determination that disqualified or warned off former licensees are not bound by or subject to the rules of harness […]
Simple Common Sense – How the Racing Appeals Tribunal’s Decision in the Sarina Case Has Wide Ranging Consequences
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 […]
Rule are Like Mrs Rumpole – They Must Be Obeyed
Under the rules of harness racing – rule 259(1)(e) – a disqualified person is absolutely prohibited from racing horses during the period of their disqualification. That creates a problem for both Greg Fleming and Harness Racing Victoria. Fleming is a disqualified person. In 2023 he was disqualified for 2 years and 6 months after being found […]
Latest Swab Case Shows Why Racing’s Prohibited Substance Rules Need a Serious Rethink
The case of Shane Sanderson and his horse Perfect Stride’s positive swabs to tiludronic acid is very interesting one that shows the importance of proper scientific research having been conducted prior to depriving licensees of their livings for breaches of the substance rules. Tiludronic acid – s0ld under the name Tildren – is a treatment […]
How Embarrassment! – We Thought This Sort of Thing Only Happened in QLD
General – Following the completion of Race 6 and prior to the declaration of All Clear, Stewards ordered the announcement of ‘Hold All Tickets’ to allow an investigation to be completed into the participation of CARRERA SUNSET NZ and BELLA DANZA. Following investigation which confirmed the identity of both horses and taking evidence from Drivers Mat […]