One of our posters sent me an email that contained a report on the above topic

but it is really about THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AUSTRALIAN HARNESS RACING

It is written by Ray Chaplin, the man behind pedigree matching site Equine Excellence

At the beginning Ray apologizes for its length and suggests that if you are interested pour yourself a stiff scotch and read on - it is 25 pages long

It covers all the states and is alarming reading. It questions whether our administrators know what they are doing and asks why aren't they listening to the owners and fans.

I have contacted Ray since being sent the email and he is happy to forward it onto anyone who wants to email him at

contact@equineexcellence.biz

At the same time, you might like to ask him for his free reports on Harnessing a Dream which are about how to breed a champion. (my plug not his)

His site is
http://www.equineexcellence.biz/

I am sure anyone who participated in our recent 'How do we make harness racing strong' thread, will find it very interesting reading.

I suggest you ask Ray for his report 'No HRA Support for National Owners Forum'

Let me know what you think people.