Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
These bets you see at the top are fair dinkum wagers, published by one of Australia’s largest bookmakers on the bet ticker available on its app. $80 grand the place on a pacer on a pacer in race 4 at Wagga last night. Who said you can’t get a bet on at the trots on […]
Unless otherwise stated, references in this chapter to: ‑ sections, are to the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (CPA) ‑ rules, are to the Criminal Procedure Rules 2012 (“the rules”). When can costs orders be made? The court may make a costs order where there has been a significant procedural failure in the course of a […]
by Jake Kenny Early one spring morning in 2018, teams of police officers began storming harness racing stables around the country. Over the next two days, 17 properties – stables and homes in Canterbury, Manawatū and Invercargill belonging to some of the sport’s top identities – were raided, culminating in 11 industry figures being accused […]
Anyone who religiously follows the Tonkin/Stewart stable is eating cold porridge mixed with water this morning after both of their runners at Maryborough yesterday went down. Vague Beauty started at $1.90 in the 4th race and looked home to the world down the straight, before it lost interest and fell in a hole to throw […]
No wonder they couldn’t afford to build Norwell!!! So Redcliffe is getting new lights, sounds good to me, (I am going to move there!) but at a price tag of $6m?? Seriously for just lights? https://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=65009 2 odd years ago Melton got new lights and remodelled their infield to make it a multipurpose venue at […]
Rosedale is a tiny little town of 438 people near Baffle Creek, on the way to Captain Cook’s 2nd landing spot in Australia at the Town of 1770, officially known to no-one but government wonks as Seventeen Seventy due to the naming rules prohibiting numerals in names. I don’t know what connection the pacing mare […]
Hi Archie, In relation to Kyle Symington having his suspension reduced to allow him to drive in the Freo Cup, there is a process in WA called remission. If you receive a suspension and you have a good record you can apply to the General Manager Integrity, Denis Borovica to have your suspension reduced by […]
WA harness driver Kyle Simington copped an 8 day suspension at the Gloucester Park meeting last Friday week (12 April) for careless driving causing severe interference to a rival runner that ruined that horse’s chances of winning or placing in the race. It was a fair cop and Symington pleaded guilty to it, but he […]
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 […]
Hi Archie The Balmain Boxer calling in from Jontiem Beach jn Thailand where I’m sitting here smoking hot and sweating watching the Tigers lose again, which is getting so depressing that I’m about to go and get a massage to ease the pain. But before I do I would like to comment on your story […]
