Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It is a strange protest decision this one. Kaleb Williams, the driver of the horse in the yellow and brown, definitely shifts inside two marker pegs in the home straight and runs over a third. That much is confirmed by the driver being fined $100 for breaching the rule. 163. (1) A driver shall not […]
How does a horse that gets beaten by margins of 82.3m, 72.2m and 151.9m at three starts in a row and didn’t gallop in any of them not get stood down from racing? Or one that gets thrashed in five races in a row by margins of 79.3m, 48.3m, 45.6m. 41.6m and 44.3m? What about […]
Ben Yole’s dad’s weekend at the races by numbers. 2 meetings 41 runners 13 races 3 wins 10 last placings 80 average losing margin (metres) 6 horses stood down 4 placed on last chance to race truly What a cracker of a couple of nights out hey? I bet you wish that you could train […]
The bloke in the video is Robert Walters, the bloke who is Ben Yole’s henchman. Isn’t he a nice sort of chap? Just the type you’d love to see holding a license. Or not, as the case may be.
Wayne Yole had 21 runners across 7 races at the Hobart trots last night. He won one of the races, but that wasn’t his notable achievement. Finishing last in all seven races was. That would have to be some sort of record wouldn’t it, seven out of seven? There are just two things I can […]
Jimmy Cagney may not be dancing for too much longer It was a like a tomato sauce convention at the Launceston trots last night, with favorites starting deep in the red in 7 of the 10 races on the card. Five of them won at prices of $1.09, $1.05, $1.30, $1.25, and $1.05. The two […]
Will Wagner is the man behind Save Harness Racing in Tasmania, the widely read Facebook page dedicated to cleaning cheating, corruption, race fixing and animal abuses out of the sport in the Apple Isle and beyond. That of course means getting rid of the main offender Ben Yole and his crooked sidekicks, which in turn […]
As hard as this may be to believe, the horse pictured – the team Yole trained 11yo Hez Razor Sharp – last raced only 16 days ago at a meeting in Launceston. It was his 299th race start, and to no-one’s surprise given the condition that the horse is in, it finished 2nd last in […]
We have written a lot about the failings of the Tasmanian harness stewards, but the officials at the trots are not alone. The gallops Stewards are pretty bad too. The Chief Steward Mr Bruce Free leads the way. Mr Free is best remembered as the integrity official who inspected the bullring at greyhound trainer Anthony […]
Published on Save Harness Racing in Tasmania I thought I’d prepare a guide for those intending to gain a Trainer’s Licence in the Harness Racing Industry in Tasmania as there are places available. You should be wary of any previous indiscretions you may have committed when a young adult, as those can come back to […]
