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Murrihy report into Tasmania’s harness racing industry makes finding of race fixing and team driving A 10-month investigation into Tasmania’s harness racing industry has found individuals within the industry engaged in team driving, race fixing and animal abuse. “Today is a dark day for Tasmania’s harness racing,” Racing Minister Felix Ellis said. “The report is […]
The Murrihy report into Ben Yole’s activities has just been released, and we are working our way through it. Here is a summary of his findings that we have read so far. In relation to the race fixing allegations referred to in the ABC report: 1. The evidence supports that Race 2 at Burnie on […]
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In regard to complaints about sub-standard conditions at Yole’s training property at Sidmouth, Ray Murrihy found that: There are too many horses on the property for its size and conditions (120-160 horses are there at any time). Drainage is deficient, with substantial areas being waterlogged and muddy in winter, and subject to a high level […]
Conflict of interest with a race starter A matter that was the subject of media reports and review submissions was that of a race starter, employed by Tasracing, who officiated at harness race meetings under ORI control whilst also a paid employee of a leading trainer (employed to drive the trainer’s horse transport to race […]
Race day practices It has been submitted that Yole stable horses, on race days, can be required to stand on horse floats and/or be tied up for an extended period of time of up to 16 hours. For example, for a Hobart race meeting, it has been submitted that horses are often loaded at around […]
Trainer David Waite’s recent run of success as the stand-in trainer for owner Rex Horne, following the former HRNSW and Club Menangle chairman’s first choice trainer Leon Jurd’s disqualification for drug cheating continued last night at Penrith when he recorded a rare double. That made Waite’s tally 8 wins for Jurd and 16 in total […]
Tom Ison had 24 runners on the 9 race card at Tamworth on Tuesday, making him not quite Ben Yole but well on the way. In shades of Yole, 8 of the 9 starters in race 8 were trained by Ison. All of them were owned by either Summit and Bain, or by his father […]
Gday Archie I am a keen observer of the online thoroughbred sales, summit bloodstock purchased 7 horses at the Inglis digital November late online sale . Due to your articles on Summit Bloodstock I watched with interest, and saw that the horses status remained transferred (in no trainers stable) for approximately 6 weeks before ending […]
After God knows how many years of training, and 10 Group 1 winners, all of sudden Rickie Alchin has caught ablaze again. Last night he took two horses to race at Newcastle, and both of them won. That was an easy 10 grand for a 6 hour drive. The cash was good, but the best […]
