Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I rang the NSW Stewards room this morning to clarify matters regarding the McCarthy and Morris suspensions, and their effect on ID21. By sheer chance the Chairman of Stewards Mr Clint Bentley happened to answer the phone. Mr Bentley was kind enough to field my questions and provide on the record answers. These are they […]
Earlier in the week we tipped you the greatest certainty ever outside of death and taxes when we prophesised that after our story about Luke McCarthy being ineligible to drive in 3rd round of ID21 heats and the final was published and read, the Menangle Stewards report from last Saturday the 4th of December would […]
They haven’t fudged the start date on Robbie Morris’s 21 day suspension commencing immediately as of 30 November. The suspension that tipped him out of driving in rounds 2 and 3 of the heats, or should have anyway under the rules. Morris of course drove. He is ineligible to drive on finals night as well. […]
4 June 2021 The Hon. Robert Borsak Parliament House Macquarie Street SYDNEY NSW 2000 Via Email Only: CC: Ms Abigail Boyd The Hon. Louis Amato The Hon. Wesley Fang The Hon. Samuel Farraway The Hon. Mark Pearson The Hon. Walter Secord The Hon. Michael Veitch The Hon. Mark Latham Dear Mr Borsak, RE: SELECT COMMITTEE […]
The bloke dressed as a driver is Pete ‘Noddy’ McMullen. The corpulent chap flashing him the $400 is Scott Steele, the CEO of the Albion Park club. I am sure it was just a loan. But it ain’t a real good look. Merry Xmas to you too Mr CEO. Can I have mine in used […]
The rider of the second horse A.J. Butterfly has lodged a protest against the winner of the Trotstars Stakes jockey B. Pins Parnell for alleged interference from the start all the way to the furlong pole. The grounds of the protest are a ring in. Pins was supposed to pick five separate runners in the […]
Yesterday we write a story about harness trainer Stephanie Lippiatt and opine that the inquiry into her drive on a 50-1 shot at Menangle on the weekend was a double blind, as part of a three coconut trick. Lo and behold, the very next day at the very same track Lippiatt comes out and trains […]
On Saturday 4 December 2021, Luke McCarthy had his license to drive suspended for 7 days. Under the rules of harness racing, unless HRNSW or the Stewards deem otherwise at the time, the suspension commences from the moment that it was handed down. Luke McCarthy was ineligible to drive from that exact time on 4 […]
Luke McCarthy was charged with careless driving after causing interference to another runner in race 7 at Menangle on Saturday night. McCarthy pleaded guilty to the charge, and had his driving license suspended for 7 days. Under the rules of harness racing suspensions apply from when they are handed down, except if Harness Racing NSW […]
