Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Given where we’ve come from, where we’re heading, and how we’ll get there, it’s important to keep lines of communication open. I know that some of you prefer to keep to yourselves, which is more than fine, whereas others like to put forward thoughts, opinions, questions, theories, etc – that’s fantastic too, and much welcomed. […]
IN THE MATTER of an Appeal by MR SHANE LOONE against a decision of Harness Racing SA Ltd Stewards. BREACH OF RULE: AHR Rule 168(1)(a) “168. (1) A person shall not before, during or after a race drive in a manner which is in the opinion of the Stewards: – (a) careless (b) reckless (c) […]
Dear Mr Butterfly Your queries will be addressed in due course. As you could appreciate, we are a small operation in SA and have a number of priorities currently. With respect, it would be disingenuous to suggest you are not aware of what I’m alluding to. I attend about 65 harness meets per season. Being […]
GLOBE DERBY INVESTIGATION – Saturday 4th September HRSA Stewards have continued their investigations into the circumstances in which the registered horse LETS GET SHORTY contested Race 5 at Globe Derby Park on Saturday 4th September 2021 in place of stablemate, JAKE SPORTSWRITER. On Wednesday 8 September 2021 Stewards heard further evidence from Trainers S Loone […]
Take a look at what happens here in the last race at Victoria Harbour yesterday afternoon. Officials at the track say that the mobile lost power. Many say that the barriers weren’t tested before take 2 of the start. Fortunately if they are correct. then the arm started properly second time around. It still should […]
In the 10 years between 2005 and 2015 SA harness trainer Lou Trotta spent 66 weeks suspended or disqualified for various conduct related offences. Since then his reord looks something like this: 5/12/16 – Abuse 3 licensees and a Steward – 12 month disqualification 29/3/2017 – Drive in a race while under the influence of […]
The alarm on our crystal ball just started beeping and flashing red. When we ran over to check what the ball knew it spat out a weird prediction. What it told us was that Ryan Hryhorec would encounter problems getting My Ultimate Levi to the Broken Hill track to run in Friday night’s Cup, and […]
Super Mario Borg must be up to some sort of mischief again. Why else would he have scratched all of his six runners from the Globe Derby meeting tonight? Did he scratch them, or have the Stewards done it for him? Who knows, but each of his entries are out. There has to be some […]
The bimbo is former Adelaide jockey turned Only Fans porn star and tipster Libby Hopwood. Ian Devitt is a harness racing Steward in SA. So is Simon Ewen, whose wife is or was the PA to the HRSA CEO. Stewards aren’t allowed to bet on races in the same code that they officiate on. They […]
Former Adelaide gallops trainer turned stable hand and trackwork rider Todd Balfour’s 5-year disqualification for pulling down the pants of a Racing SA Compliance Officer who was conducting breath testing after the Kangaroo Island races and fully exposing the official from the waist down is utterly justified, and he was lucky not to get life. […]
