Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ben Sarina (above) In 2020 Ben Sarina was convicted of Reckless Grievous Bodily Harm by the Cessnock Local Court. He was sentenced to 150 hours community service and 9 months home detention, which he served without blemish. The victim of the assault had been a harness racing Steward earlier in his career, but had not […]
What you see above and below are the first two pages of the transcript of secretly recorded 2011 discussions between corrupt NSW harness racing Stewards Paul O’Toole and Matthew Bentley (now deceased). In beknown to O’Toole, Bentley had rolled over on him in return for an indemnity from prosecution and is wearing a wire. The […]
Buddywillmakeit. Will he? So far he is yet to make it to the track for an official start. Buddy might enter the Guinness Book of Records as the most trialed horse in history however. In the past two years he has had 27 of them, without ever making it to his race day debut. The […]
Hi Archie Hope you’re well. I was wondering if it was too late to organise a bounty on Swayzee’s defeat? What about $5,000 to any driver that is willing to hinder/interfere with him in tonight’s race, payable if it leads to him finishing 2nd or worse? It goes against everything I believe in, but I […]
This news is a bit old now due to my previous refusal to believe it when the rumors drifted out of Menangle, but further confirmation has proven me wrong. The home of Jason Grimson was late last year visited by NSW police armed with a search warrant. It is believed they looking for drugs. Horse […]
Yonkers, NY — On Jan. 8, the Harness Racing Medication Collaborative (HRMC) members Joe Faraldo, Chair, Mark Lowe, Vice Chair USTA, Dr. Kenneth McKeever, Dr. Thomas Tobin, Dr. Andy Roberts, Dr. Clara Fenger and Dr. Richard Balmer met along with Mike Tanner, USTA Executive V.P. An important topic of discussion which has plagued our industry has […]
Rule AHR90A – Trainer Licence (2.6) An applicant for a trainer’s licence Grade A must have satisfactorily completed all training modules applicable to a trainer’s licence Grade B and held such licence for not less than 12 months unless the Controlling Body decides otherwise. We told you last week about how QLD trot trainer Ryan […]
Dear Editor When building the new dining room at Shepparton the building was moved 7 metres further to the south, and this put the judges broadcaster box on top of the building further (7 metres) past the actual finish line. The judges and the broadcaster (and those watching) are at a disadvantage. The box should […]
WARNING – THIS IS SATIRE ONLY Stewards Report Menangle 11/01/25 Stewards: P. Profit (Chairperson), R. Murrihy, T. Bailey, D. Nikolic (Cadet Steward) General In light of the decision of the HRV Stewards to disqualify Captain Hammerhead from its win in the Shepparton Cup due to David Moran’s hocking, HRNSW opened an inquiry into the win […]
Dear Archie I am noticing a troubling trend in Harness meetings in Victoria in the new year, and that trend is the terribly low number of both pre race and post race swabs being taken. I note that some meetings are down to as low as 2 total pre race swabs and 3 post race […]
