Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
More than 3 years have passed since stood down Albion Park CEO Scott Steele was arrested on rape and sexual assault charges, and still the accusations laid against him have never been heard. Steele is in court again this morning for a pre-trial review, where it may (or may not) finally be determined whether the […]
For reasons unexplained the photo finish camera failed in the 2nd race at Eugowra on Sunday. As a result the Stewards were forced to declare a result from off the video replay. They declared a dead-heat for second. They got it wrong. There is no way on earth that the inside horse went across the […]
QLD apprentice Jade Metcalfe turned up a wee bit early in the 3rd at Kilcoy yesteday. A whole lap too early to be precise. The kid missed the fact that the race was a 1900m affair, not an 800m scamper, so when she saw the winning post she went for home, only to find out […]
We wrote earlier in the week about the case of Kiwi driver Tim Williams, who drove carelessly and flattened another runner in a race yet escaped with a mere $300 fine. It’s now become clear why. The RIB Penalty Guide had previously stipulated that the starting point for a careless driving offence was a 3-day […]
It’s lucky King Charlie’s not riding at the track in the town named after him We have been writing about the problems with the million dollar redeveloped track at Charleville for more than a year now, and judging by the Stewards report from the meeting there on Saturday not much has changed. The sand track […]
The decision of the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal in the matter of trainer Aaron Goadsby’s appeal against the decision of the NSW Harness Racing Appeals Panel to refuse his application for costs incurred due to delays in the hearing of his appeal against a disqualification is one of the most absurd I have ever seen. […]
There was a protest 2nd v 1st in race 5 at Doomben yesterday. The 2nd horse was on the outside in the blue, red cap and white sleeves. It’s rider Dale Smith protested against the winner ridden by Kyle Wilson-Taylor, who is in the middle in the white with red hooped sleeves and white cap, […]
The news that Bernard Saundry is about to become the Chairman of Harness Racing Victoria comes as no surprise to readers of this website, for we told you it would happen 8 months ago. We might have shot our load early, but our aim was spot on target. Is Saundry the right man to fix […]
It seems that Bernard Saundry will be joining the board of the bedraggled HRV, possibly as Chairman with Dale Monteith said to be ending his six-year reign in the role next month and leaving no logical successor. If he does become the Chair it will be an amazing comeback by Saundry, who was CEO of […]
In June last year GRV Stewards conducted a without notice visit to the kennels of Victorian greyhound trainer Raymond ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd. They wanted to talk to Pretty Boy about a positive swab that one of his dogs had thrown to Testosterone Propionate, a banned anabolic steroid. Pretty Boy feigned shock when told about the […]
