Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Hi Archie Get a load of this for a “workout” last 50 meters Dylan Ferguson with the whip. Bloke is a shocker, constantly getting suspended for the whip use. I think he needs to find another hobby to let his anger out! What do you think? Aaron from Aorangi Editor’s note I reckon Dylan Ferguson […]
In an amazing feat rarely or maybe even never sever been before, Vlad Duric landed two winners and three suspensions all in the one day at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The former Victorian rider via Singapore won the Dalrello on Mishani Lily and the Victory Stakes on Antino, his big day out was dulled a […]
Can anyone tell me how when we have relatively simple national racing rules that apply across Australia they can be interpreted so differently from State to State? I refer here specifically to the whip rule, and the disparate application of it by the Stewards in Victoria and NSW. Yesterday the Racing Victoria stipes outed rider […]
Apprentice Y. Lewis should go and buy herself a lotto ticket after escaping a fine or suspension for her ride on Fay Faye in the last at Rockhampton yesterday. Not only did she whip her horse 15 times down the straight, she did it in consecutive strides, and she whacked it at least once, or […]
You can see the whip rule in harness racing described clearly above. A driver can’t use their elbow or shoulder to generate force when using the whip, they must not raise their arm above 45% when using the whip, and they must not use it with force. If they do the Stewards have the discretionary […]
Mark Zahra’s $50 000 fine and 7 meeting suspension for striking Without A Fight with the whip 9 times prior to the 100m mark in the Caulfield Cup is the 2nd most severe penalty that I can ever remember being handed down to a rider for breaching the whip rule, behind only Kerrin McEvoy’s massive […]
The Kiwi stewards and integrity board are far more strict on the application of the whip rule than their cousins over the ditch here in Australia. That was proven again on Friday night at Addington when Mark Purdon copped an 8 meeting suspension for using the whip on his pacer Chase A Dream with more […]
This above is the Stewards report from Addington on the 1st of September. The Stewards were going to talk to driver Korbyn Newman about his whip use. They must have forgotten. He’s still waiting. What’s that about integrity? It means keeping your word? Nah never. Not in New Zealand. Go the All Blacks!
Did you say the recently retired Harness Racing NSW CEO John Dumesny (ponounced Dumesy)? Give yourself a gold star. John Dumesny drove 5 winners, and by his own reckoning was at one stage equal leading driver in the Western Districts area. Very briefly. Here is another winner Dumesny drove. I am watching a ‘A Life […]
Sometimes I look around and shake my head and wonder if Richard Callander and I are living in the same world. Today is one of them. Richie wrote what you see above in his Racenet column this week. It is an absolute load of piffle, ridiculous nonsense, and tripe. His argument appears to be that […]
