Originally Posted by
thepacingman
OK, this is a HRV thread but this effort in NSW is surely of the shake head or take the piss variety. Trawling through social media almost four years old for a bit of revenue raising. If this is the priority over all the shenanigans going on lately, then it's easy to see why the sport is in such a bad state of affairs. What a farce.
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PENRITH HARNESS RACING CLUB
THURSDAY 21 DECEMBER 2017
STEWARDS REPORT
GENERAL
R Bates pleaded guilty to a charge under Rule 248 in that on Tuesday 28th January 2014, Mr Bates made improper comments via the social medial platform Facebook regarding a decision of the Stewards at Goulburn Monday 27th January 2014. Mr Bates was fined $1500 of which $750 was suspended for a period of 2 years pending he does not reoffend under this Rule or any conduct related matters. In considering penalty, Stewards took into account Mr Bates guilty plea, overall offence history, Mr Bates’ remorse and the circumstance of the case including its serious nature.
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