exactly right ,1 week nothing happens ,all clear straight away ,today kezzas horse would of won easily,NO difference to the result ,low and behold protest upheld , my point stewards have not got the mental capacity to act on protests
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exactly right ,1 week nothing happens ,all clear straight away ,today kezzas horse would of won easily,NO difference to the result ,low and behold protest upheld , my point stewards have not got the mental capacity to act on protests
White hot
Not the same circumstances Pards. Alfords galloped in the shadows of the post whilst leading and the second horse was taking ground off him as they crossed the line. Melton 2yo Trotterd Breeders Crown Final 25/08/2018 if you want to take a look.
Here’s the rule
155. (1) If a horse breaks gait during a race and the Stewards are of the opinion that the horse thereby gained ground or maintained its ground or caused interference to or obtained an advantage to the detriment of another runner, the Stewards may disqualify the horse from the race or place it in a lower position.
As I wrote looked to me that Im Sir Blake was still fractionally behind the leader when he galloped so gained ground which entitles the stewards to place him in a lower position. I agree it looks rough because he certainly was going to win. Perhaps Alford and Douglas were much better advocates in the protests then Gath and Manning.
I agree with you and the stewards Dot. He was fractionally behind when he galloped and that makes all the difference. He thus made ground when galloping. If he had been in front it could have been argued he did not make any ground. I will grant you that it is an interesting one Peter
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...19#OUC02061902
A very extensive stewards report http://www.harness.org.au/racing/ste...l/?mc=OU020619
See the new thread Stephen, Glenn Douglas and Ellen Tormey Charged
http://www.harnessracingforum.com/sh...Tormey-charged
http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=40604
HARNESS RACING INQUIRY-24 year old female Harness Industry Participant
I bet there are plenty on the mainland who wished they could have remained anonymous when charged
Catching up on some reading
I see Michael Bellman appealed his 2 week only suspension (pleading guilty helped) for a crazy drive (by both him and Nathan Weightman) at Ouyen in March and had his appeal dismissed and the penalty upped to 3 weeks
Should have left well enough alone
Lesson: Very risky to appeal when you got a guilty plea discount
I see the alleged Shepparton race fixer has had all restrictions lifted. Seemed to go unnoticed in the media.
https://www.harness.org.au/media-roo...?news_id=40691
Maybe I need to change this to Stewards and Police News
Only charges at this stage but such circumventing is what many think is happening in harness too