As an avid follower of australasian harness racing i just want to say that i find the above saga, just another disgracefull episode, in a sport that sadly, is on its knees.
The fact that mr justice has been caught out is shocking in itself, but as with every sport be it cycling, athletics, etc etc, hes claims he is not guilty! And he is blaming security being slack as the culprit.
On top of that, the whole sad affair has dragged on for months, waiting for an outcome, and the findings finally being released prior to the showpiece of nz harness racing the nz cup, by an inept and pointless nz harness racing integrity unit, great forethought!
Over the last few years, there has been the blue magic disgrace, which resulted in suspensions at the highest level, and two people taking there own lives, geoff small abusing everyone except the dog and he probably kicked it! And now this bullshit, its a joke and the people involved in the industry are leaving the sport in droves, the general public look on in amazement at a sport so deeply corrupt right to its core, with trainers ,drivers ,and even stewards involved in the fixing of races, that at the end of the day, it is simply not worth being involved.
A sport that i was proud to follow and be involved in , is quite simply a sad shadow of its former glorious self.