Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
GENERAL After the running of race three apprentice S McCann was assessed by QAS officers inclusive of a concussion test and stood down for the remainer of the day. Ms McCann was advised that a medical clearance is required prior to resuming riding. After the running of race five apprentice T Townsend was originally assessed […]
Interesting comments from Bert. Both jockeys were there with their boyfriends. And only rider McCann was attended to by ambulance. She had concussion tests completed before being unable to ride. Jockey Townsend rode in the subsequent race and wasn’t stood down until race 7. False news. Artie from Aramac Editor’s note We weren’t there so […]
This is the 4th race at the Pinjarra trots this afternoon. Atlas the Titan – the horse 1 out and 2 back in the blue and yellow colors of its trainer Gary Hall Jr – is the $1.09 favorite. It has the rights to the spot it’s in. Under the rules anyway. But the driver […]
Relating to matters at the start and during the race 162. (1) A driver shall not – (n) take or attempt to take an unfair advantage in a race; (u) drive in a way which causes or could cause interference or jostling; (www) allow his horse to shift ground in a manner which impedes, hinders or advantages […]
Do any two races over 1720m at Melton ever start at the same spot? Here are six of the races run at the track over the distance last Thursday night. Note that the gates release in a different spot in each one. Starting races from mobiles is obviously not an exact science, but when vast […]
There was a bit more to the biff between jockeys McCann and Townsend than the trivial interference. More a man problem. And stood down because of concussion? I don’t think so. Both riders were stood down so that they didn’t kill each other in the subsequent races. The police are involved. Charges are likely to […]
Watch the rider of the grey horse Savannah McCann chop out the one in the red, Tessa Townsend in race 3 at Longreach today. This annoying but seemingly innocuous incident seems to have started World War III. They reckon they needed the Fred Brophy tent out there at the birthplace of QANTAS after it erupted […]
OFFICE OF RACING INTEGRITY and MR MITCHELL FORD Date of hearing: Friday 29th March 2024 Stewards Panel: Neil Finnigan (Chair); Roger Brown Present: Mr Mitchell Ford Rule: Australian Harness Racing Rules Charge: That Mr Mitchell Ford did present to drive at the Tasmanian Trotting Club meeting on Sunday 25th […]
Mitch Ford pleaded guilty to the charge of having Amphetamine, Ecstasy, Benzodiazepines and Cocaine Metabolites in his system when he presented to drive at the Hobart meeting on Sunday the 5th of February, and was sentenced on the basis of his claim that the drugs were the residue from a single pill that he had taken […]
Archie A very strange and disquieting scratching occured in Race 10 at Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Racing Club at Cambridge on Thursday night. Stewards ordered the late scratching of Boss Kenny after he proved to be uncontrollable in the preliminary. With all due respect to Nieta Balle (daughter of well known and respected trainer […]
