I think you are right that the stewards take it more seriously Pat but one day I would like to see zero tolerance to drugs like we have been discussing on the Ideas thread after the US's recent introduction of conditions for participating
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I think you are right that the stewards take it more seriously Pat but one day I would like to see zero tolerance to drugs like we have been discussing on the Ideas thread after the US's recent introduction of conditions for participating
Support you 100% there Kev, I am not saying I agree with what is happening ,it is just something I have observed of late and wanted to comment on. If they keep letting off the biggest trainers/driver in gallops and harness racing then it is stuffed. I read a report the other day where Marion Jones the Olympic sprinter was actually given 6 months jail for taking steroids and lying to the investigating committee. That was about 10-15 years ago. Can you imagine that type of punishment being given out here? Bearing in mind there is a lot more money involved in horse racing than there is in amateur athletics. They even walk out of the stewards meetings here and then get a $100 fine. What a joke. We even had Mark Purdon appealing a decision when copping a suspension after a group 1 race in Perth and even expecting to get the decision reversed according to the All stars publicity machine even though the rule he broke is set in stone and there was no chance it was going to be reversed. he even had a go at the stewards , they fined him and halved his fine !!!!!
As a fine redhead once said "please explain"
It was the wild west at Boort on Monday
There were 4 drivers' suspended for a total of 23 weeks..
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/ste...l/?mc=BT150118
Suspensions:
- G Allen 4 weeks Interference
- D Krafft 10 weeks Interference
- K Cain 5 weeks Mistook Laps
- D Rumble 4 weeks Mistook Laps
I have heard a rumour that 2 Vic stewards were stood down yesterday
Suffice to say there's no truth to this rumour.
Darren Cole gets 12mths even though Mr Conder appearing for HRV stewards
"conceded that cobalt was not performance enhancing"
http://www.harness.org.au/NEWS/news2...20Jan%2018.pdf
That is truly weird, firstly for a "suspension" for cobalt above the set limits and secondly for the concession of cobalt not being performance enhancing???????.......did someone just change all the evidence that has been gathered???? you bloody mexicans do some weird shit down there, what is going on??
Unfortunately in Victoria we have to put up with RAD and obviously the chairpeople have no idea about the difference between suspension and disqualification .Nothing worse than racing people who have obviously tried to gain an unfair advantage but have only been suspended when found guilty.