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Story by John Lingard https://letsgohorseracing.com.au/ THROUGHOUT his long career as a bookmaker – and even in retirement – LINDSAY GALLAGHER has ridden shotgun with controversy in the racing and harness racing industry. In 2005 Gallagher denied allegations of altering race odds but admitted breaking the Rules when he gave evidence at the Daubney-Rafter Inquiry into […]
The former bookmaker Lindsay Gallagher owned pacer The Post Office was sensationally backed in the last few minutes of betting to win the first race at Marburg yesterday, firming from $51.00 late into $11.00 at the jump. The Post Office delivered by landing the plunge, but only after two extraordinary strokes of uncommonly good fortune […]
This is the Stewards report for The Hayden at Albion Park on Saturday night. That was the race we showed you where Peter McMullen broke the rules to try to block Grant Dixon’s horse Call To Order from coming up the sprint lane. Penalties in feature events over the Winter Carnival are supposed to attract […]
THE RULES 167. (1) From the time the sprint lane becomes available for racing purposes, the leading horse closest to the inside running line and any horse in advance of and outside that horse or having passed that horse on its outside shall not enter any part of the sprint lane. (2) In the event of the […]
What you see above is the starting point penalty as detailed in the QRIC Penalty Guidelines for a breach of rule AHHR.167(1), which is entering the Sprint Lane. As you can also see there is no starting point penalty for a breach of rule AHRR.167(2). That is because the two parts of the rule […]
Peter McMullen is a protected species. On Saturday night he was protected from a potential 4-week or greater suspension that would have sidelined him from driving for almost the entire Winter Carnival. McMullen was protected by being charged with the wrong offence, or more correctly by being charged with only half of the correct offence. […]
We saw in the previous story how Pete McMullen cheated in The Hayden. But did Grant Dixon cheat too? It sure looks like it. Watch this slow motion replay of when the favored Team Dixon runner Cool And Classy driven by Trista got out from the pocket it was stuck in 3-back the fence. Trista […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APM21062502.mp4 Peter McMullen and his wife Chantal Turpin did everything legally within their power to ensure that they won the $216 000 The Hayden at Albion Park last night, and in Pete’s case some things illegal too. The husband and wife pair’s legal team driving tactics succeeded in getting their heavily backed runner Attachment $11.00 […]
Keith from QLD joins us this week as he goes head to head with Archie trying to tip the card at Albion Park. There is not a lot of value on offer but plenty of winners. May the best tipster win. ———————————— RACE ONE Keith Back To Betoota Master Charles Our Vincent Can Gogh Archie […]
Horses are never the same after leaving Jason Grimson, we’ve seen it time and time again. I Cast No Shadow and Boncel Benjamin are the most famous examples. Inter Dominion heroes one day, buggered the next. We can now add Frankie Ferocious and Hot And Treacherous to the list of post-Grimson tragedies. The pair were […]
