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Disturbing news out of Tasmania is that the newly appointed Tasmania Chief Steward (Gallops) Martin Knibbs, a former Queenslander, was observed appearing unsteady on his feet at the Spreyton (Devonport) race meeting yesterday, so he was put on the breathalyzer. They say he almost blew the bag up. Knibbs is reported to have recorded an […]
You don’t expect to see a horror show when you buy a ticket to get into the races, but the Sport of Kings is a funny game. Yesterday you did. Damian Lane’s slaughter job on Angel Capital. It was worse than any Chainsaw Massacre in Texas or anywhere else. Brutal t0 witness it was. Angel […]
When is the last time you evert saw a 2-horse race at a metro meeting on a Saturday run on a Good 4 track? How about never, until yesterday. There were eight accepted starters for race 1 at Eagle Farm, a Maiden run over the distance of 2406m. Six of them were scratched, leaving the […]
https://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=70899 https://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=68869 Following on your article “Who’s in charge of the SA Circus now?” The links above are for the positions of HRSA Senior Steward and Stipendiary Steward. The Stipendiary Stewards add was from 13/3/25 and applications were to Chairman of Stewards. It looks like they’ve had two (2) interested persons and they appear in […]
Queensland gallops trainer Kerrod Smyth has been disqualified for 10 months after one of his maiden gallopers returned a positive swab to elevated levels of TCO2 after a race at Rockhampton in July. 38.5 mmol/L carbon monoxide was the reading the horse returned, well in excess of the threshold of 36.0 and almost certainly indicative […]
Put the name Zourosa in your little black book and get on the filly next time she appears in a Maiden. The form guide will tell you that Zourosa finished 6th at Mornington yesterday beaten 4 lengths, but it was a much better run than it looked given that rider Jamie Melham didn’t give it […]
The much awaited decision in the Noel Callow appeal will be handed down at noon on Monday. It’s important to note that this appeal relates strictly to Callow’s 10-month disqualification for his conduct in the published recordings made in Darwin last year. Any alleged rule breaches emanating from subsequently released recordings will be dealt with […]
There is strong mail coming out of Waltzing Matilda country that the owner of one of the runners at Winton on Saturday has recently had animals removed from his property by the RSPCA, who were concerned about their welfare. We don’t know what the bloke – who owns what is sure to be one of […]
Tasmanian horse trainer Liandra Gray has been disqualified for 2 years for animal cruelty after pleading guilty to a charge under the rules related to her whipping a horse more than forty times with a race whip as she was trying to force it to lunge in a sand roll. In August Gray was convicted […]
