Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
ToR 4 requires a review of the adequacy of ORI’s management of allegations relating to team driving that were reported by a part-time steward (brave and honest whistleblower Janet Ainscow, who was persecuted by her bosses for doing her job by reporting the allegations). (Ainscow), employed with ORI, had a conversation with a harness driver […]
Race day practices It has been submitted that Yole stable horses, on race days, can be required to stand on horse floats and/or be tied up for an extended period of time of up to 16 hours. For example, for a Hobart race meeting, it has been submitted that horses are often loaded at around […]
The mail out of Tasmania is that Ray Murrihy’s final report into allegations of race fixing and animal welfare breaches by the Ben Yole stable is set to be released today. Will it be fair dinkum or will it be a farce? A lot of racing people and animal welfare advocates across the state are […]
Not content with scooping the pool in Tasmania and running 3rd in the Victorian premiership with nary a runner rated over NR60 in either, Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole has decided to head to NSW to rape the prizemoney there too. What you see is race 2 at the $15 million track at Wagga on Friday night. […]
The full decision of the Tasmanian Racing Appeals Board to uphold the appeal of Anthony Bullock against his conviction for live baiting can be found at the link below. Click to access Appeal%20No.%2010%20of%202023-24%20-%20Bullock,%20Anthony%20-%20Reasons%20for%20Decision.pdf In summary, our observations are that: the Stewards stuffed up so did the pathologist who examined the pademelon tail found on the […]
In short: Tasmania’s top greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock has had a lifetime ban quashed after he was found guilty of being found in possession of an animal tail which could be used as a lure, in contravention of racing rules. An appeal board found it unproven the trainer knew the tail of a native marsupial was […]
Tasmanian dog trainer Anthony Bullock has won his appeal against a life ban for live baiting. Here is an extract from the decision of the Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board released this afternoon. More details to follow. The entirety of the circumstances are such that the Board is comfortably satisfied that the appellant had no knowledge […]
We cannot vouch for the truth of this account. But it sounds real according to our experience of receiving threats from what we suspected and perceived to be the Yole stable. It’s only scary if you let it be. This person hasn’t. Good on them. The only thing you have to fear is fear itself. […]
Australia’s champion trot trainer Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole turned out more than half the runners on the Hobart program on Sunday, and trained 7 of the 8 winners. The 7 were owned by Summit Bloodstock (1), Warren Viney (1), Solotrek (2), and Emilio Rosati (3). https://www.harness.org.au/racing/results/?firstDate=14-01-2024 Solotrek – a vegetable oil recycling company owned by a […]
