Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ray Murrihy has found that the Tasmanian racing requires a major overhaul to improve competition on the racetrack, because fierce competition in races is the industry’s best safeguard against team driving and race fixing. In other words, he is saying everyone except the Tasmanian authorities know, which is that racing dominated by a single stable […]
The final Term of Reference (ToR 7) provides opportunity to advise on other matters relevant to horse welfare, team driving and race fixing. On the basis of relevancy, this review believes that fierce competition on the racetrack is the industry’s best safeguard against team driving and race fixing. Therefore this review would be remiss not […]
Conflict of interest with a race starter A matter that was the subject of media reports and review submissions was that of a race starter, employed by Tasracing, who officiated at harness race meetings under ORI control whilst also a paid employee of a leading trainer (employed to drive the trainer’s horse transport to race […]
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 […]
