Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A few days ago I told you the story about how an NZ Racing Integrity Board adjudicator named Olivia Jarvis stuffed up an RIB hearing involving a horse named High Flying Harry. Today I want to tell you a bit more. The so-called ‘independent adjudicator’ Olivia Jarvis is the girlfriend/partner of a barrister named Kerry […]
VICTORIAN horse racing’s new corruption watchdog has vehemently denied having accepted cash from a convicted drug dealer to do private detective work, saying the allegations are part of a malicious campaign to destroy his reputation and force him out of the industry. Former detective Dayle Brown, chosen last week to head Racing Victoria’s integrity services […]
Well, well, well. Look at this. Peter Lamb is the name you are looking at, the starter at Melton. Lamb is the man who got sacked in New Zealand for hooking the start of last year’s NZ Trotting Cup, the one in which his mate Mark Purdon’s horse Self Assured got a flying start from […]
The man in charge of Tuesday’s controversial New Zealand Cup start has been replaced. Long-time Canterbury harness racing starter Peter Lamb was informed by host club Addington he will no longer be their starter, with the role going to former assistant starter Ricky Donnelly. The start of Tuesday’s $540,000 Group 1 great race was widely […]
Last week Sundees Sun won the Group 3 Southern Lights in almost a canter. It’s a huge shame that this trotter has such a huge illegal performance enhancing drug cloud over him, for without it he is almost certainly the best trotter that the Southern Hemisphere has seen since the Freak, the world class Lyell […]
Dr NAPTHINE (South-West Coast) — My question without notice is to the Minister for Racing, and I ask: can the minister confirm that the newly appointed general manager, integrity services, with Racing Victoria, Mr Dayle Brown, was investigated and disciplined for misuse of his Victoria Police identification in South Australia when he was on a […]
Mario Borg simply does not like Mondays. I am sure of it. What other reason could there be for his Barry Crocker of a day yesterday at Globe Derby? First he gets find for hanging his leg in the breeze because he had a cramp and it was hurting (see previous story), and then he […]
Poor young Mario copped a fine for his drive in this one yesterday. I wonder why? Keep your feet in the stirrup Mr Borg. That’s what they are made for.
For some strange reason the $1.50 favourite in the second race at Globe Derby yesterday Vapar Jack galloped when its driver Gaita Pullicino drove it’s head into the mobile barrier arm just as it was about to release. I don’t understand it. When my mum used to give me a clip around the ear as […]
Racing and Wagering Western Australia – the control body for all three codes in WA – has introduced new local rules of racing that ban unvaccinated licensees from participation in any aspect of the game with immediate effect from 5 February 2022. The new rule, which apply across the board in greyhound, harness and thoroughbred […]
