Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
What you are about to read in this and the stories to follow are the transcripts of discussions between corrupt then recently resigned HRNSW Stewards Matthew Bentley (now deceased) and Paul O’Toole, who was arrested 3 weeks later and was subsequently jailed. In what became known as the Green Light affair, both stewards had been […]
Ben Yole is in the doghouse, disqualified from holding a trainers license for years over mistreating animals, and his father Wayne who inherited his son’s stable is facing the withdrawal of his license/permit to keep horses on his property due to concerns about his own animal welfare standards and practices. “What the hell sort of […]
Seriously all fours drives were brilliant? You could have had concession drivers on all of them. CAW draws 1 on the fence and leads…… MS draws 10 follows the 1 out and sits leaders back Luke goes back initially then goes around to the breeze Deni follows Luke, continues to the breeze and gives him […]
There is something big afoot. People are being watched and followed. Phones are off. The Organised Crime Squad is waiting at airports for young trot drivers, and know they are carrying large sums of cash concealed under their clothes. There are no body scanners at the airport she came from, and the arresting officers don’t […]
Where do you find the most hidden treasure? Under the sea. What’s the sea made of? Water. Where was the young harness racing participant going with the $92 grand she had hidden in her bra and undies? West. What’s out west? A trot track. Is there any water there? Yes. What else is there? Hay, […]
Gary Hall Jr treated us to a masterclass on Mister Smartee last week in the Nullarbor, and last night in the Group 1 Fremantle Cup with the same horse he did it again. Hall drove Mister Smartee hard up the inside at the start from his inside of the backrow draw after Kate Gath fired […]
Trainer David Moran cost Captain Hammerhead’s connections a Shepparton Cup and a $28 500 winners cheque after he was found to have hocked the horse to victory and it was disqualified from the race. Moran quickly made it up to the connections and saved Harness Racing NSW a half million dollar bonus cheque when two […]
To the surprise of no-one QLD reinswoman Jordan Topping has failed in her appeal against a 4-week suspension for driving the pacer Altana Blue unacceptably at Marburg on the 13th of April. We won’t bore you with a blow by blow description of the Racing Appeals Panel’s decision because anyone could see that Topping was […]
Goodzolphin Racing isn’t having a lot of luck lately. First former trainer and shareholder of the operation Aaron Goadsby got sent out for three months after one of the stable’s pacers threw a positive swab to Bute. Next Goadsby got warned off until he handed over his business phones to Stewards upon demand during his […]
We witnessed something extraordinary at Alexandra Park on Friday night. The Great Northern Derby, which has been run over 2700m for the past half a century, was run over 2600m instead. It wasn’t supposed to – 2700m was the scheduled distance – but someone stuffed up. As the mobile reached the release point it just […]
