Potential COVID Breaches Place Tasmanian Racing Industry at Grave Risk of Shutdown

In an earlier story this evening we raised serious allegations that two harness racing drivers attached to the Ben Yole stable had travelled from Victoria to Tasmania last Friday, and in breach of the State health directive to immediately enter 14-day quarantine had proceeded to drive in the race meeting at the Launceston track held […]

The Tasmanian Authorities Fiddle a Tune of Screaming Horses, Gunshots, Chainsaws and Barking Dogs – While All Around Them Harness Racing Burns

Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole didn’t have a runner in the first race at Hobart last night, but he turned out 39 of the 50 starters in the other 5 races (78%). In race three Chainsaw trained every one of the nine starters. He trained 5 of the runners in race six, 10 of the 12 in […]

The Killing Fields – How Tasmania’s Leading Trainer Races Horses to Die – Part 2 – 202 Dead Horses Hanging on the Wall – And Trainer Ben Yole Killed Them All (WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT MAY CAUSE DISTRESS)

HRA maintains a robust traceability database which was referenced in a submission from the Australian Veterinary Association Ltd to the Martin Inquiry which quotes, “EVA does concede that Harness Racing Australia has taken serious action on this issue in the last 18 months by making owners update activity status of Standardbred racehorses in ‘real time.’” […]

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