Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Ryan Hryhorec trained seven-year-old pacer Lord Zarias didn’t just break the 2530m track record at Port Pirie last night, he smashed it into smithereens. The previous mark over the staying trip was 1.58.4 Lord Zarias ran 1.56.7. That’s about 20 meters faster. Driver Gaita Pullicino reeled off splits of 29.2, 29.7. 27.4 and 29.1 […]
Well the mystery of how trainer Luke O’Neill was allowed to attend Globe Derby on Saturday night is solved. O’Neill can attend the trots because Harness Racing SA Stewards have put no ongoing sanctions in place that prevent him from doing so. All HRSA did was suspend his license for 6 weeks from the 25th […]
An Adelaide horse trainer accused of trafficking more than 100kg of cannabis through his family business allegedly told police “fanciful” tales of being “set up” and raking in big bucks selling hay and horse meds, a court has heard. Luke O’Neill, of Adelaide, fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for a bail application. Mr O’Neill […]
Monday 18th August 2025 Stewards Inquiry licence status of Mr. Luke O’Neill. Stewards Panel. T. T. Styles, S. Ewen. Called to inquiry Mr. Luke O’Neill. Harness Racing South Australia Stewards at Globe Derby Park on Wednesday 13th August 2025 conducted an inquiry in respect of a matter which had been adjourned on Friday 25th July 2025 when […]
The photograph you see at the top was taken at Globe Derby last night after the win of Georgy Girl and published on the official Facebook page of the SA Breeders, Owners, Trainers and Reinspersons Association (SA BOTRA). The bloke in the tracksuit pants on your left in the picture is Luke O’Neill, the former […]
https://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=70899 https://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=68869 Following on your article “Who’s in charge of the SA Circus now?” The links above are for the positions of HRSA Senior Steward and Stipendiary Steward. The Stipendiary Stewards add was from 13/3/25 and applications were to Chairman of Stewards. It looks like they’ve had two (2) interested persons and they appear in […]
With Chief Steward Trevor Styles set to retire from his role at Harness Racing South Australia in a fortnight, the big question on local participant’s lips right now is this. Who is in charge when Mr. Styles is gone? There has been no advertisement published seeking applicants to fill the Chief Steward role. No announcement […]
Gaita Pullicino got a bit keen on the horse outside of the leader here didn’t she? I lost track of how many times she broke the whip rule from the home turn on. It was like watching one of those old races at the Showgrounds. Me thinks Aunty Gaita is going for a spell. The […]
Take a look at the replay below and keep your eyes on Trigger. It’s the horse behind the leader in yellow silks with mauve diamonds and green sleeves. I want you to count how many marker pegs he goes inside. How many did you get? I think I saw six. Trigger won. Simple mathematics tells […]
On what is turning out to be a very bad day for the sport, the money lender who is the subject of this story that appeared this evening in the Adelaide Advertiser is rumored to be a prominent South Australian harness racing owner. It’s a tough game the trots. A very dangerous one too. By […]
