Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This is an extract from the transcript of a conversation between corrupt NSW harness racing stewards Matthew Bentley and Paul O’Toole. Bentley (presently deceased) – who by this stage had turned crown witness in return for immunity from prosecution – covertly recorded the conversation, as he did with many others. The burning questions are who […]
You know you’ve got some problems when you have to be replaced by oft times hurdle rider Paul Hamblin on a mount because you can’t make the weight. That’s what happened to jockey Nathan Fazackerly at Dalby yesterday after he couldn’t get down to ride Cardi Pearl at the allotted handicap of 56.5kg, or even […]
Why on earth would the Stewards question apprentice Perrie Carter’s ride on Braidwood Queen in this race at Bundaberg yesterday? The kid was on the despised outsider in the race, and thanks to her bold front running tactics she almost pinched it. The much better fancied pair who filled the quinella – one of them […]
Leap to Fame has started from the inside of the second row draw five times in his career so far, with the sixth coming tonight in the Hunter Cup. The champion they call Larry has won 4 of those 5 starts. The fifth – the one Leap to Fame lost – was an unmitigated disaster. […]
… don’t take 24 to 48 hours to work otherwise they wouldn’t be a very good diagnostic tool if your vet has to come back two days later to continue the lameness exam. And they have usually worn off in a period of hours not days. So what exactly was Yole injecting? And to deaden […]
Why didn’t Sugars let Taylor Ford go and then retake the lead? They wouldn’t have run anywhere near as the fast first quarter, and he’d have been back in front by the half and still a chance. Did the stewards question Sugars drive? After all it takes two to tango at those sectionals. If Ford […]
Wayne Yole, Ben’s dad and his last friend standing at the trots Ben Yole tendered just a single reference to the Independent Stewards Panel in his support. Guess who it was from? Not his high profile owners Aaron Bain and Summit Bloodstock. Not from from former Victorian Crime Squad detective Stephen Wyles, a major owner […]
Put simply they are joint blockers. There are three main reasons to perform intra-articular joint injections: To block or anesthetize the joint in order to determine if a specific joint is the cause of your horse’s lameness To sample fluid (or synovial fluid) in the joint and determine whether there is infection present To introduce medications, such as […]
So it comes to this. For all of Ben Yole’s sins, the one that brings him down for a couple of years and a bit is tying horses up in a wash bay and scaring the shit living out of them, on the theory that it will work like a jigger and inspire a fright […]
Charge 1: The Independent Stewards Panel charge you with breaching AHRR 218A(1) of the Rules (in conjunction with AHRR 218A(2)). Particulars of the Charge are: 1. You are, and were at all relevant times, including between 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2023, a trainer licensed by Office of Racing Integrity Tasmania and a person […]
