Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Driver Derek Balle failed to give a sample when directed to at Alexandra Park last night too. He hasn’t been stood down, but an inquiry into the matter has been opened and adjourned. Derek Balle is Zev Meredith’s father-in-law. You remember Zev. He’s the driver who said he couldn’t come to the track after he […]
Driver Zev Meredith has a bit of history when it comes to failing drug tests. In 2021 he was suspended for 4 weeks (with 2 weeks suspended) after cannabis was detected in a sample he provided to Stewards. Meredith again failed a drug test in 2023 – cannabis again – and was this time suspended […]
Race 6 at Port Pirie yesterday was a recipe for trouble. It proved to be exactly that too. Trainer Reece Moore had four runners in the race. One of them was the odds on $1.60 favorite, driven by Moore himself. Another was the 2nd favorite Love To Deal, drawn gate 4 and driven by Wayne […]
This is the full photo that we extracted in our previous story. It appears in the latest edition of the excellent New Zealand publication Harness Xpress. You can see the footrest clearly, and see that the driver’s foot isn’t in it. Cam Hart has broken the rules. Swayzee should be disqualified from his win in […]
AUSTRALIAN HARNESS RULE 170 (1) A driver shall:- (a) throughout the course of a race, drive with both feet in the rests of the sulky, unless he is activating approved gear. (4) A driver shall not:- (a) Attempt to or allow his foot or leg to come into contact with the hind legs of the horse he is driving; (b) Attempt to or allow his foot or leg to be placed in the immediate vicinity of the hind legs of the horse he is driving. (5) A driver who fails to comply with any provision of this […]
News was confirmed this week that the small but passionate racing industry in Tahiti is to resume importing from New Zealand later this year. The South Pacific archipelago relies on Kiwi horses to fill its mainly harness fields due to there being no stallion in the region nor a vet qualified in artificial insemination. On […]
The Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission is established by the Racing and Wagering Act (NT) 2024. Its purposes are to: promote probity, integrity and fairness in the racing and wagering industries and among its participants; establish a fair and efficient system of governance over the racing and wagering industries protect the welfare of animals […]
1. A v BETCHA Lodged 15/11/22 Decided 26/11/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 2. E v ENTAIN Lodged 15/7/20 Decided 22/11/24 Time Taken: 4 YEARS 4 MONTHS 3. F v PLAYUP Lodged 29/7/22 Determined 24/10/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 3 MONTHS 4. L v ENTAIN Lodged 3/1/23 Determined 22/10/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 9 MONTHS 5. […]
The members of the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission are: Alastair Shields (chair) Cindy Bravos (deputy chair) Susan Kirkman (member) Scott Perrin (member) Rachael Shanahan (member) Ian Curnow (member). Below are the commission 2024 meeting dates: Thursday 1 February Thursday 7 March Thursday 4 April Thursday 2 May Thursday 6 June Thursday 4 July […]
One of Tasmania’s largest harness racing operations has been charged with breaching its duty of care following a 2023 car crash, in which several people were seriously injured. Five young people, who worked for Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd, were driving back to Mr Yole’s stables in Sidmouth in January 2023 when their Ford Ranger, […]
