Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In a decision sure to be poorly received by honest, rule abiding particpants across the harness racing industry, the Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board (TRAB) has today overturned the warning off notices issued to Ben Yole, his brother Tim, and the Ford siblings Nathan and Mitch. Yole and the others – with the exception of Mitch […]
In the meantime, the leading greyhound trainer was first banned for life, then left free to train after an appeal while prominent horse trainer, Scott Brunton, was also banned after failing to pay a $1 million tax debt with the ATO. Concerns persist about the ongoing resourcing of priorities of ORI. Among those concerns are […]
When the rider of a winner fails to weight in the horse has to be disqualified from the race, no ifs no buts. It’s been the way for 2 centuries. Bankrollbenny won the last race at Devonport on the 24th of April. The horse’s jockey Craig Newitt didn’t weigh in as required. As such there […]
Launceston meeting 28/4/2024 7 races – 63 starters Number of full fields (12 starters) – NIL Number of races with less than 8 starters – 2 Number of Yole stable runners on card* – 18 Number of Yole stable winners* – 2 Corresponding Launceston meeting 12 months ago 9 races – 99 starters Number of […]
Hobart meeting 26/4/2024 5 races – 38 starters Number of full fields (12 starters) – NIL Number of races with less than 8 starters – 1 Number of Yole stable runners on card* – 16 Number of Yole stable winners* – 2 Corresponding Hobart meeting 12 months ago 7 races – 78 starts Number of […]
A few months back Tasmania was running 10 race cards on a Friday night, with with an average of about 11 horse fields in each race. That most of the runners were trained by Ben Yole seemed not to matter. All that was important was that the wagering turnover kept rolling in, because it was […]
Each of the following horses raced at Hobart on the 15th of January 2023 under the name of Ben Yole as trainer. Three are dead, none of them older than 1o-years of age. A whole lot of others have vanished, the names of their owners and trainer removed from the official record. Others are who […]
Tasracing has endorsed the issuing of notices to ban four racing industry participants adversely named in the Murrihy Report on Friday. Tasracing chief executive Andrew Jenkins said the Warning Off Notices were issued this morning (last Friday) and would take effect immediately. “Warning Off Notices cannot be open ended in terms of time,” he said. “An […]
I wonder which one of these is the horse owned by the HRA Chairman’s wife? Wayne Yole has 42 runners at the Launceston meeting on Sunday night. That is more than he has had in any entire season since 2007/8, with the exception of 2021 when he had 43 starters across the year. They are […]
