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Exclusive: Has Cam Hart Hocked Swayzee to Victory in the A.G. Hunter Cup?

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AUSTRALIAN HARNESS RULE 170 (1)  A driver shall:- (a) throughout the course of a race, drive with both feet in the rests of the sulky, unless he is activating approved gear. (4) A driver shall not:- (a)  Attempt to or allow his foot or leg to come into contact with  the hind legs of the horse he is driving; (b)  Attempt to or allow his foot or leg to be placed in the immediate vicinity of the hind legs of the horse he is driving. (5)  A driver who fails to comply with any provision of this […]

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Hands Up if You’ve Been to the Tahiti Trots

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News was confirmed this week that the small but passionate racing industry in Tahiti is to resume importing from New Zealand later this year. The South Pacific archipelago relies on Kiwi horses to fill its mainly harness fields due to there being no stallion in the region nor a vet qualified in artificial insemination. On […]

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Ben Yole Racing stables charged over fatigue management, lack of insurance following horse float crash

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One of Tasmania’s largest harness racing operations has been charged with breaching its duty of care following a 2023 car crash, in which several people were seriously injured. Five young people, who worked for Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd, were driving back to Mr Yole’s stables in Sidmouth in January 2023 when their Ford Ranger, […]

Animal Welfare Integrity Tasmania The Trots

Is Ben Yole Finished? – Or Will the Seeming Dead Cat from Sidmouth Bounce?

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Just as we foreshadowed in our story yesterday, TasRacing has refused all nominations made by trainer Wayne Yole for this weekend’s race meetings. As a result Team Yole has no runners whatsoever on Saturday nights Launceston card. The new Racing Integrity Commissioner Sean Carroll is talking tough in the media about restoring public confidence in […]

Animal Welfare Integrity Tasmania The Trots

Tasracing Reject Wayne Yole’s Nominations – The End of the Corrupt Yole Era is Nigh

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Recent law changes that came into effect on 1 February 2025 have seen Tasracing take over responsibility from the now abolished – and largely ineffective – Office of Racing Integrity (ORI) for all three codes of racing, including pre-race day and race day management, stewards, and animal welfare. It hasn’t taken long for Tasracing to stamp […]

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Big Sam, the Cocaine King, Eddie Hayson, Steve, a Couple of Corrupt Stewards, an Irishman and a Bloke Named Bill – The Green Light Tapes

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This is an extract from the transcript of a conversation between corrupt NSW harness racing stewards Matthew Bentley and Paul O’Toole. Bentley (presently deceased) – who by this stage had turned crown witness in return for immunity from prosecution – covertly recorded the conversation, as he did with many others. The burning questions are who […]

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