Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
If, as we are told that it has, the sample taken from Sure Thing Captain while in the retention barn at Menangle has tested positive for the presence of bisphosphonate, it raises an issue of critical importance to all NSW harness racing participants. We know, and Harness Racing NSW does too, that the sophisticated type […]
Picture – the retention barn at Menangle The mail filtering through is that the substance that QLD trained pacer Sure Thing Captain threw a positive swab to while in HRNSW Menangle retention barn was a class of drug called a bisphosphonate. Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs used in the human world to treat bone […]
Trainers and Veterinarians are advised that the use of bisphosphonates can lead to prolonged and unpredictable detection times. Bisphosphonates are pharmaceutical agents that interfere with normal bone remodelling processes. There are currently only two (2) products containing bisphosphonates registered with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA): • Tildren Injection for Horses (tiludronic acid […]
Since a class of bone drugs called bisphosphonates entered the equine market, questions have surrounded their use and traceability in horses. Researchers are starting to find clarity, however, on the latter front. A team recently confirmed that a new drug test can detect the bisphosphonate tiludronate disodium (Tildren) in horses up to three years after […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC21112514.mp4 You have never seen a more obvious team drive in your life than the one Team Dixon pulled in the $100 000 Sunshine Stars 3yo Classic at Albion Park on Friday. It was disgraceful. As you will learn later the Stewarding was worse. Grant Dixon trained 6 of the 10 runners in the race. […]
The mail is that the clubs that make up the membership of the SA principal harness racing authority (PRA), Harness Racing South Australia Ltd, earlier this month forced the Annual General Meeting of the company to be aborted after refusing to confirm the financial accounts as true and correct. We don’t know what the exact […]
Queensland pacer Sure Thing Captain, trained by Shannon Price, has been stood down from all types of racing from 18 November 2025. The stand-down was imposed by NSW Stewards. It is indefinite. There has been no official announcement regarding the matter yet, or any reasons offered why. The give away is in the fact that […]
You can see what has happened with all these arrests. The NSW cops were all over Tatts (Justin Downey) and his wife for alleged high level dealing. They had phone intercepts obtained under warrant on them both, and in the process of listening learned of the alleged Tasmanian supply link. So after they had sat […]
The New Zealand Derby tonight was a fantastic race, a clash between titans. Marketplace’s gate speed won it for him, and Got The Chocolates lack of it was his undoing. MP went straight to the lead, GTC began slowly, and had to work hard in the early stages to get around to the death. Once […]
Three brothers and Tasmanian harness racing drivers have been charged with transporting drugs from NSW to Tasmania on flights and via post following a probe into a high profile horse owner and his wife. The State Crime Command’s Organised Crime Squad Casino and Racing Unit and Tasmania Police Operation Avanti established Strike Force Chiel to […]
