A Case Of Mistaken Identity

[broncobrad]

:confused: How in this day and age, even at far flung, out of the way Narrabri, can this still happen in 2013? Got a bald spot from scratching my head!

http://www.harness.org.au/news-article.cfm?news_id=20223

Of course Banyula Fella was unable to fulfil his real engagement later in the day and was duly withdrawn.

[Chariots]

Tony Svilicich trainer of Mister Magical Mac was fined $500 on Friday night at GP for having the wrong horse in the cart prior to claiming race.

[Gtrain]

Stranger still is the fact one is nz bred and one Australian. Slight difference in freeze brands that most looked over?

[aussiebreno]

How doesn't the trainer-driver realise?

Another silly mistake was Hawke going for home a lap early at Bathurst last week.

What's happening out that way?

[Greg Hando]

Bloody impossible to mix a horse up on race day especially when you train it . Don't they inspect the horse when it come's to parade ring ? They do here at Parkes.

[broncobrad]

Has there been any word on this inquiry?

[aussiebreno]

http://www.harness.org.au/news-article.cfm?news_id=20290

[broncobrad]

Thanks Brendan...this is now an interesting case. I guess we are talking catheads or goathorns as the contributing factor to the identification process. I am thinking the $3,000 fine is penalty enough in this case, considering there was no big sting involved here. The ID Official won't be lax in future either.