Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This is race 2 from Launceston Cup day last Wednesday. One of, if not the, biggest race days on the Tasmanian calendar. Liam Riordan is on the horse in the Godolphin-like blue but a little bit lighter with the white cap coming widest around the turn. See how many he knocked down?* Depending on whether […]
Tasmanian trot caller Matt Roberts had a long night calling races on the Hobart Cup card yesterday evening. It told by the time he came to the last race. Roberts made two howlers. Got it wrong not once but twice. First he called the horse on the inside as number 8 Mister Eagle, when in […]
By Jon Tuxworth (The Mercury) Tasracing has made the stunning admission there was intel the barrier gates were in the wrong position before this month’s Hobart Cup, revealing a “judgement call” was made to run the race on schedule anyway. Speaking on SEN on Friday, Tasracing chief executive Andrew Jenkins said the review into how […]
The latest mail filtering out of Tasmania is that the Hobart Starter, a highly experienced chap with over three decades in the job, did in fact notice that the barriers were in the wrong position for the start of Sunday’s Hobart Cup. Word is that he challenged the position of the barriers either before or […]
The connections of the beaten horses in the under-distance Hobart Cup appear have no hope, particularly those of the second and third horses. The rules of racing permit protests within a 30-day window after the declaration of correct weight under certain circumstances. But a Chief Steward being made aware of an irregularity in the distance […]
Story by Jon Tuxworth Furious trainer Peter Luttrell has declared his horse was “robbed” of winning Sunday’s Hobart Cup and will seek legal advice after TasRacing admitted a starting barrier blunder ensured the race was run several metres short of the scheduled distance. The Imogen Miller-trained Blonde Star, an outsider paying more than $31, won […]
How on earth did the Stewards let the Hobart Cup to be started from the wrong position, which meant that the race was run about 30-40 meters short of the advertised distance of the race? Are these people utterly incompetent or something? Surely the officials in charge of racing integrity must know where the proper […]
Story by Jon Tuxworth: The Mercury Sunday’s Hobart Cup has been rocked by controversy with an enquiry launched into how starting position barriers were not placed in the correct position for the city’s biggest annual race. Tasracing has released a statement confirming the race distance was “marginally less” than the scheduled 2400m distance as a […]
Young driver worked more than 18 hours for Yole harness racing stables before 2023 crash, court hears A driver crashed a vehicle towing a horse float after working for more than 18 hours, a Tasmanian court has heard. Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd has pleaded not guilty before the Launceston Magistrates Court to four counts […]
A 21-year-old man who received serious injuries when a horse float crashed near the Batman Bridge denied that he was lying across the lap of the driver at the time of the crash. Cody Crossland was giving evidence in a case against a company operated by controversial harness racing trainer Ben Yole. Ben Yole Racing […]
