Murrihy Report Due to be Released Today
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 […]
Ben Yole Extends His Chainsaw Empire to NSW
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 Anthony Bullock Appeal Decision
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 […]
The ABC Report on Anthony Bullock’s Appeal Win
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 Greyhound Trainer Wins Appeal – Life Ban Quashed
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 […]
The Badlands – This is Highly Disturbing if True
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. […]
Ben Yole Trains More Than Half the Runners on the Hobart Card, and Gets 7 Out of 8
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 […]
Tasmanian Harness Licensee Outed For 5 Months For Mark Yole Incident
Tasmanian harness racing identity Matthew Cooper has been disqualified for 5 months for grabbing driver Mark Yole by the throat at the Carrick trot meeting on New Years Eve. Cooper – who in 2021 was disqualified from the sport for 12 months after his horse Call Me Hector returned positive swabs to the banned steroid […]
Pull the Other One Gerry, It Jingles
Magic Millions website https://www.magicmillions.com.au/calendar/2024-tasmanian-yearling-sale/ I am not quite sure about this boast about the Tasmanian Yearling Sale made by the spruikers who are selling the horses. Of the top 20 sires in the country, this auction boasts no yearlings by I Am Invincible, So You Think, Snitzel, Written Tycoon, Shamus Award, Sebring, Zoustar, Tavistock, Toronado, […]