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By Himangi Singh: Herald Sun 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 […]
Andrew Benz, second from right in the polo shirt Reports out of South Australia are that disgraced owner Andrew Benz, who is on bail awaiting sentence for trafficking $37.5 million worth of the evil drug methamphetamine (ice), had until the trainer’s own arrest on serious drug charges last Friday been working in the stables of […]
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, by Il Sodoma, c. 1525 The horse that collapsed in the video above that collapsed during race 3 at Globe Derby last Saturday night was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s name was Saint Sebastian, trained by Samantha Hill and driven by Wayne Hill. Saint Sebastian was just six years old. He will never […]
If Wayne Hill didn’t drive the odds-on favorite The Irishman dead in race 3 at Globe Derby today then the Pope’s not a Catholic. This drive wasn’t just hot, it was burning. The Irishman was backed from $3.30 into $1.65. It’s stablemate Jamieson blew from $1.85 out to $5.50. Jamieson’s 3 career wins had come […]
South Australian harness racing trainer Luke O’Neill will remain in custody until at least Thursday after being arrested in Mildura yesterday on serious drug charges. O’Neill, who is currently 3rd in the SA trainers premiership, was driving a horse transport vehicle when he intercepted by Victorian police, who allegedly found a commercial quantity of cannabis […]
Peter Profit Just a quick observation on your story for Ikigai. There was never a change of gait and trotters are allowed in pacing races have been for as far back as I remember so I’m not sure where you think rules were broken. (Editor’s note – I posed the question in the alternative: i.e. […]
The Stewards want to know how the TAB opened Ikigai up at $23.00 to win race 4 at Globe Derby and who immediately backed it into $2.80 on the first fluctuation. So do we, because if that was the price offered it was the biggest case of overs you would ever see. IF it was […]
Last night for the second time in a matter of months the Saturday night metropolitan meeting at Globe Derby was cancelled due to the state of the track. What a circus it was too. Trainers had travelled from far and wide to race at the meeting, with Emma Stewart bringing a horse from Victoria, and […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/sa/GDC10062511.mp4 The main two things you need to know about this race are that Trainer Reece Moore had four in it It was a boatie for the one of Moore’s that they backed from $4.00 into $2.20 The plunge was landed Night Spirit was the plunge horse’s name. It sat out the back while its […]
The news that Harness Racing South Australia has entered into a long-term lease to take over the Gawler trot track and facilities has left many in the industry asking one simple question. Why? The Gawler club – which of course does not and cannot speak for the peak body – asserts that HRSA has no […]
