Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Trainer Tom Smith, pictured with a horse he wasn’t beating As we wait for the decision of the Racing Appeals Tribunal on Rockhampton trainer Tom Smith’s appeal against his 3 month suspension for beating a young horse mercilessly for 33 minutes as he tried to force it into the Callaghan Park pool, a controversy is […]
Archie I did notice that the panel were into Murdoch early. Didn’t hear the QRIC KC in reply. Chairman O’Brien seems to always be critical of stewards and the charges (rightfully so). I think the charge sticks. Not sure how penalty plays out. RAP sort of brought suspended penalties undone with their handling of the […]
Where there’s life there’s hope, my mate Matt always says. Perhaps he is right, for Panel Chair his honor O’Brien comes out and criticizes the way that the QRIC has particularized the charge. He basically says that a collection of facts thrown together doesn’t by prove a person’s guilt. You have to show how Smith’s […]
Murdoch rests his case. It shouldn’t have been too heavy, ‘cos it didn’t contain much. The QRIC’s counsel – I didn’t catch his name – begins his submissions in reply. This is going to be interesting. He is not intimidated by Murdoch like so many others are, and is standing up to him like Holyfield […]
For once in his life the Magic Man looks to be struggling. You can’t criticise him for it. It’s bloody hard to spin a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Murdoch KC is trying though. Now he’s arguing that the assault on the horse wasn’t improper, because the Rockhampton Jockey Club trackwork supervisor didn’t […]
I am quickly starting to think that Murdoch KC knows that he is on a loser here, and is clutching at straws. First he attempts to define improper by reference to case involving Dean Watts and his company Dynamic Syndications. I know that case. It involved Watt – who runs Dynamic Syndications – being found […]
We are live here at the Racing Appeals Panel where trainer Tom Smith’s appeal against his one month suspension for beating the crap out of an innocent horse is being heard. Smith has been smart and engaged the best in the business to represent him, the best of course being Jim Murdoch KC, aka the […]
We hear that one of the most successful training partnerships by the sea will soon be no more. We don’t know the reason why and it’s none of our business to find out, but the word is that the the professional training partnership of Greg and Nina Hope is soon to be no more, with […]
Shane Tritton used to be one of NSW’s most successful trainers until he left these shores to seek fame and fortune in the USA. Unfortunately for Harness Racing New Zealand he left a debt there behind. Tritton owes HRNZ $1432.30. His failure to pay the Kiwi controlling body has seen his name placed on the […]
There are whispers out of Tasmania that a number of horses from different stables have become the latest in a conga line of gallopers that have thrown positive swabs to the banned breast cancer drug Formestane. Formestane is an estrogen inhibitor which when taken or administered has a consequent effect of increasing a horse’s testosterone […]
