What a Load of Bollocks
This is a letter that retiring Gawler Harness Racing Club board member Jeremy Seal has sent to all members of the club. It is a load of bollocks. I will tell you why after you read it. Click below to do so. JEREMY SEAL LETTER
Why It is a Load of Bollocks
So this is the version of events that Jeremy Seal would have you believe. Summit Bloodstock’s man Aaron Bain’s dad Peter, the Chairman of the Gawler Harness Racing Club, is, like Flash Gordon, the saviour of the universe. Bain’s mates and allies on the board Peter Ashby, Garry Connor and Phil Houston are too. Without them, […]
The Great Gawler Mess
As reported on this website, the majority of the committee of the Gawler Harness Racing Club recently resigned en masse, which means all at once and together. The catalyst for the walkout was this. Gawler got money to build new stables. A tender was put out. One of the companies that tendered was the Ahrens […]
The Problem With the HRSA Increases at Monday Meetings at Globe Derby
Well there aren’t any really except that the only increase is to two races, the prizemoney for which goes up $1500. Whoopee. It’s jolly good for the winners of those two, but what about the rest? These are salad days with the big spike in wagering revenue. But why share it among all the participants? […]
The Problem With the HRSA Increases at the Saturday Metro Meetings
That is simple. They don’t have any. Increases that is. Gambling turnover spikes sharply. HRSA earn heaps, They use it to make themselves look good. The Saturday metro class horses get zip. Great.
Archie Announces the New South Australian Prizemoney Increases and Penalty Free Race Policy – To Save HRSA the Embarrassment and the Expense
HRSA is pleased to announce a prizemoney increase along with a change to its ratings exempt threshold, to commence from October 1. All Monday (and equivalent) meetings held at Globe Derby will conduct two races of $4,000 in value, in addition to the minimum race value being raised from $2,000 to $3,000. These changes will […]
SA Harness Racing’s Death By a Thousand Self-Inflicted Cuts
South Australia races twice a week at the trots these days. A mere decade ago they raced four times. In the last week of August in 2012 the prizemoney across the meetings was $93 600. The same week this year – just a fortnight ago – it had fallen to just $67 000. It’s death […]
Racing SA Introduced the World’s Most Stupid Rule – And Stuff That Up Too
South Australian racing authorities have quite rightly introduced a new rule limiting the number of starts a horse is allowed to have in a specified period of time. Except they didn’t. There is no number, and there is no timeframe. The Stewards can just make it up as they go. Isn’t that brilliant? This is […]
How is This For the World’s Most Blatant Race Rort
South Australian trot trainer Luke O’Neill had three horses in race 6 at Globe Derby on Saturday night. He drove the one drawn the front in the blue, named enrolled. The other two of his were the two in black and white colours, the $11 shot Armchair Drive, and the $1.60 favourite Champagne Party. The […]
The SA Stewards Report Into the Rort – Yeah Good – What a Load of Crap
Note one very important thing. There is no mention by the Stewards that Luke O’Neill also trained the two that he deliberately let through. Why not? Yeah, why not? Oh, and note one more important thing. Race fixing isn’t just a rule breach offence any more. It’s a crime. The Stewards inquired into the circumstances […]