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Today every participant who stood up to, reported and raced against Ben Yole Racing has been vindicated. The Office of Racing Integrity fundamentally failed to do its duty. Refused to investigate. Then @felix_ellis reappointed the Director. The report paints a scathing… — Dean Winter (@DeanWinterMP) January 31, 2024
Murrihy report into Tasmania’s harness racing industry makes finding of race fixing and team driving A 10-month investigation into Tasmania’s harness racing industry has found individuals within the industry engaged in team driving, race fixing and animal abuse. “Today is a dark day for Tasmania’s harness racing,” Racing Minister Felix Ellis said. “The report is […]
The Murrihy report into Ben Yole’s activities has just been released, and we are working our way through it. Here is a summary of his findings that we have read so far. In relation to the race fixing allegations referred to in the ABC report: 1. The evidence supports that Race 2 at Burnie on […]
The full final report of Ray Murrihy can be found at the link below. Click to access Final%20Report%20-%20Murrihy.pdf
In regard to complaints about sub-standard conditions at Yole’s training property at Sidmouth, Ray Murrihy found that: There are too many horses on the property for its size and conditions (120-160 horses are there at any time). Drainage is deficient, with substantial areas being waterlogged and muddy in winter, and subject to a high level […]
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 […]
