Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Harness Racing in Victoria is in an awful mess. Years of poor governance and management, featuring prizemoney raised to levels during the COVID-19 betting boom that could never be sustainable, a bloated bureaucracy at all levels, and non-racing expenses ballooning out of control, has left the sport all but destitute and forced to surrender the […]
If you thought the South Australians were stupid for allowing a woman on the drink to lie on the ground next to the barriers at the start of the race at Clare, then how about this at Evangaline Downs in America last night? They let the race start while a bloody ambulance on the track! […]
If, as we are told that it has, the sample taken from Sure Thing Captain while in the retention barn at Menangle has tested positive for the presence of bisphosphonate, it raises an issue of critical importance to all NSW harness racing participants. We know, and Harness Racing NSW does too, that the sophisticated type […]
Picture – the retention barn at Menangle The mail filtering through is that the substance that QLD trained pacer Sure Thing Captain threw a positive swab to while in HRNSW Menangle retention barn was a class of drug called a bisphosphonate. Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs used in the human world to treat bone […]
Trainers and Veterinarians are advised that the use of bisphosphonates can lead to prolonged and unpredictable detection times. Bisphosphonates are pharmaceutical agents that interfere with normal bone remodelling processes. There are currently only two (2) products containing bisphosphonates registered with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA): • Tildren Injection for Horses (tiludronic acid […]
Health and safety standards are clearly not of a particularly high standard in South Australia. These images are of the start of race 8 at Clare on Sunday. The woman in the right hand corner with the bloke in shorts has clearly had a few. She takes and sip and then decides to have a […]
Since a class of bone drugs called bisphosphonates entered the equine market, questions have surrounded their use and traceability in horses. Researchers are starting to find clarity, however, on the latter front. A team recently confirmed that a new drug test can detect the bisphosphonate tiludronate disodium (Tildren) in horses up to three years after […]
Today is the 12 month anniversary of QLD racing legend Pat Duff’s passing. It’s hard to believe a year had passed since Pat’s been gone. Gone from us, bet never forgotten. Spare a moment for reflection on your fondest memories of Pat. May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC21112514.mp4 You have never seen a more obvious team drive in your life than the one Team Dixon pulled in the $100 000 Sunshine Stars 3yo Classic at Albion Park on Friday. It was disgraceful. As you will learn later the Stewarding was worse. Grant Dixon trained 6 of the 10 runners in the race. […]
The mail is that the clubs that make up the membership of the SA principal harness racing authority (PRA), Harness Racing South Australia Ltd, earlier this month forced the Annual General Meeting of the company to be aborted after refusing to confirm the financial accounts as true and correct. We don’t know what the exact […]
