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If you recall, we tipped you about this over a month ago. You always hear it here first. A Tasmanian racing integrity investigation has found a number of racing stewards, including the acting chief thoroughbred steward, placed more than 200 bets on Tasmanian horse races across a two-and-a-half-year period. And a separate investigation has found […]
Decision: 1. Ms. Weidenbach was at all relevant times a licensed harness trainer and driver with Tasracing. 2. On 12 April 2025 she was arrested at Sydney Airport and charged under section 193(b)(3) the Crimes Act 1900 NSW, Money Laundering – Recklessly Deal with Proceeds of Crime, a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment. […]
Cheese loving race fans will be devastated to learn that this year’s King Island traditional summer racing carnival has been cancelled due to a lack of horse numbers. The King Island Racing Club had hoped to host its usual 4 meeting mixed gallops/harness racing carnival over January with 5 races featuring fields of a minimum […]
Tasmanian police on Friday morning arrested three local harness racing participants on unknown charges. The men, all from the same extended clan, are known to have had past associations with the Yole stable and, in the case of at least two of them, with a leading Sydney stable too. It is not known whether the […]
A 31-year-old Hobart man has been charged after allegedly being found with $580,000 in cash inside a shopping cooler bag. Officers from Tasmania Police, Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force were involved in the months-long investigation, which was part of an operation targeting alleged drug distribution syndicates in Tasmania. Police intercepted the man while […]
Our mail is that appointments to the top race day integrity roles in Tasmania have been made. According to our sources Martin Knibbs has been appointed as Chief Steward Thoroughbred. Those who have worked with Martin in Queensland will tell you that he is an excellent Steward and a very nice bloke, and I have […]
Remember we told you about Tasmanian stewards being stood down? You always hear it here first. Just to prove it, the three Stewards in the ABC story below are Michael Castillo (gallops), Roger Brown (trots), and Robert Simpson (tri-code). We warned you a long time ago that integrity was being compromised by problems with Stewards […]
GRV Chair Peita Duncan (pictured) To Tasmania’s premier Jeremy Rockliff, Greyhound Racing Victoria and the thousands of participants in this state are standing beside the entire Tasmanian greyhound racing industry today, following your sudden and inexplicable withdrawal of support for our wonderful sport in your state. Three weeks ago, you pledged your unqualified support to […]
REPORTS are circulating that greyhound racing is set to be banned in Tasmania from 2029. Tasmanian-based sports reporter Brent Costelloe took to X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday night, declaring news of a proposed ban on greyhound racing in the state will drop within the next 24 hours. “Greyhound racing is set to be banned in […]
