And then there is this little pearler of a poser to all about the action HRNSW has taken...have they gone too far?

So the question may well be for many, guilty or not, does the punishment fit the crime? Or is Harness Racing New South Wales in their effort to clean the sport up in their State, over flexing their muscle and thus affecting the livelihood of those who are guilty by association only.

Get real. All any of the honest participants could ask for is a level playing field. Sanders is working towards cleaning up the game so everyone gets a fair go. We all knew it was going to get worse before it got better. You cannot expect the industry to have ANY INTEGRITY if they walked away from their recent efforts just because a big name goes down. It is true that there WILL be a big impact in many ways (owners, staff etc) and much disruption, but it should not be the end of the world for an industry that IS bigger than one person. Kudos and congratulations to HRNSW who are stepping up to the mark and not dodging their responsibilities. On the downside they might have a few more legal battles which may be hard to defend but no-one ever won a war without a scratch or two.