Procedures like this one .... I hope not....http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horserac...0619-ynv3.html
Procedures like this one .... I hope not....http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horserac...0619-ynv3.html
Welcome back VOR hope the sun is shining for you.....the case you've left the link for was obviously a "balls up" from go to whoa....but there were a few balls ups in that era weren't there?
I think the biggest issue for any kind of racing where the punting dollar is involved is the power of stewards Vs the power of the legal system, ie; if your pockets are deep enough, the stipes can't beat you.
I believe there is definitely a gap between the skills required Vs, those available to keep a lid on certain current behaviours, and I'm certain this is painfully obvious to not only yourself but many others.
There is no doubt the people on the beat need support, equally administration needs to support stipes with clearer, more functional rules that will stand up to legal scrutiny.
Cheers,
Dan
Dan
There is no doubt the rules that seem quite simple are difficult to enforce when the legal eagles get hold of them.
You only have to go back to the Geoff Small tranexamic acid case from a few years back where basically a judge was able to be convinced that blood was not part of the cardo vascular system... the trick being tranexamic acid worked on the blood which was not included in the wording of the rule at that time, hence Small walked.
I feel sorry for stewards now-days in all codes, not sure why anybody would want to be one but easy to see why some leave for greener less stressful fields of endeavor.
Well no news there Jones is a shock jock....
Kevin Adams has not been lost to the industry... soon after leaving HRNSW of his own volition he was appointed as the official starter at Newcastle Trots I assume he is still there ... he was the last time I ventured to the trots.
Yeah, he's still at Newcastle...
Betting "in the run" is to commence soon on SA trots apparently through corporates. Thoughts?
Where is this happening Kyle?
I think the Board in SA must have heaps of confidence in the new Chairwoman Barbara Scott. I reckon betting in the run can open a whole new load of integrity problems.
Hope Scott is prepared for this.
SA have announced a 1/4 million extra in stakes next season - for those who missed it - http://www.harness.org.au/news-artic...?news_id=23940 - I guess any increase is handy. It also seems their turnover share has gone up too.
Perhaps one of our SA followers might be able to explain though why they only run three meetings per year at Victor Harbour? It is a 1000-metre, modern track after all, and only a fairly short trip out of Adelaide (I think?) You would think this track would be able to race more often to take some of the pressure off GDP and as a replacement for Gawler.
From what I see it seems the GDP based trainers don't really like to venture too far from GDP - meets at Kapunda, Strath and Victor Harbour struggle for entries and have even been cancelled.
The vast majority of trainers are based at - or very close to - Globe Derby. Victor Harbor is about 100km away.
And the Globe Derby track could cope with racing there five days a week for the entire year if that was the only option - similar to what happens at a lot of tracks in the US.
Victor is a change of pace - but very few people attend harness meetings in SA, regardless of the location.