Breaking News That We Broke Days Ago
Breaking news: Emma Stewart transfers stable stars to Clayton Tonkin! pic.twitter.com/DAp8DhzW4O — SENTrack (@SEN_track) December 19, 2023
The Mailman Delivers
As we tipped you last week, Damian Oliver’s farewell on the track may have ended perfectly, but the fallout with his manager had been mighty. The long-time relationship between Oliver and manager Neil Pinner has broken down spectacularly, with the cause of course being that old age demon – missing money. $2.5 million is the […]
Unqualified Apology to Mr Matthew Isaacs, CEO Harness Racing Victoria
Over the course of the past two months this website published a number of stories alleging potential misconduct relation to conflicts of interest between the personal and professional activities of Mr Matthew Isaacs in his role as CEO of Harness Racing Victoria. These stories were based on information from multiple sources, and were written based […]
Investigation into allegations of conflict at interest at Harness Racing Victoria
Background In November 2023, Harness Racing Victoria referred a matter to the Racing Integrity Commissioner concerning serious allegations about its CEO, Mr Matthew Isaacs, and the operation of its integrity department. Specifically, that Mr Isaacs: • awarded a professional services contract to a company whose sole director was a close, personal friend and part-owner of […]
Ted From Taroom Blames the Chief Steward for the Evans Fiasco
Archie The Stewards spoke to rider Dale Evans and vetted the horse he hooked per the official report. The vet report came up clear, and that was it, despite what appeared to be the obvious they accepted the explanation that jockey Evans gave. These stipes in charge didn’t, and had no intention of, speaking to […]
Will Swayzee Ever Be Seen Winning a Race Again?
Swayzee’s trainer Jason Grimson has announced that his horse will miss the Hunter Cup and the Miracle Mile, and be put away for a long, long spell. The cynics among us wonder if it will be forever. None of Grimson’s reborn slow pacers turned Group 1 winners ever seem to come up for 2nd or […]
Seaton Grima is the New Grimson
Jason Grimson has built his public name as a trainer on taking used horses and turning them into stars. His reputation in harness racing circles is built on something else again. Seaton Grima is the new Grimson. Grima is getting previously ordinary horses from their former trainers and making them run as fast as Leap […]
Lock, Stock and Smoking Barrel
We broke the story about the Maher/Eustace partnership ending because David Eustace is going to Hong Kong, and just 12 hours later Racenet lifted it lock, stock and smoking barrel. Some old time writer once said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I think he was right. We’re flattered. Cheers Racenet. Merry Xmas. […]
Could the Maher and Eustace Show Be Ending?
There is serious mail sweeping the race tracks that the dream training partnership between Ciaron Maher and David Eustace may soon be coming to an end. It’s only a rumour at this stage, but all is said to be not well inside the camp, and that an announcement may be made before Christmas about the […]
Barossa Bill Takes His Hat Off to Trent Dawson
Give Trent Dawson drive of the night honours. The initial play was which one of the two on the inside would immediately give up the lead to Swayzee, but the important X factor came into play when one driver strangled his horse to give up to Shane Grahams horse Turnitup, who would immediately give it […]