[VVV] Couldn't agree more.Originally Posted by zipzap
Chris has a job to do and all he did was report the facts, which is better than some others have done in the past.
[VVV] Couldn't agree more.
I have followed Harnessgate with interest. Chris Roots has done nothing but bag the sport and everyone in it. I have never once read a positive article he has written. He is sour on the world. And then Roots has the hide to go and cry when people give him a spray....please.....grow up!!! At least other reporters like B. Zerafa have tried to find some positives to come out of it.
Your comments on Chris Roots are total rubbish if any honest journalist can pit a positive spin on the current scandal they are not reporting the facts there in the short term no positives.
In relation to you comments on Zerafa please attach a link to the so called article of support in relation to the scandal... I must have missed it.
I LOVE Harness Racing, I LOVE the horses and for the most part, the people.
I'll always come out swinging whenever I think someone has bagged Harness Racing unfairly in the Press or on Radio or wherever but to date, from all I've read, Chris Roots has done nothing more nor less than his job and especially so given the absolutely bloody dreadful nature of the subject at hand surely nobody can hold that against him?
I certainly don't feel personally offended by any of his writings to date. I'm disappointed that's the Press we get at the moment but the guy can't get pinched for telling the truth.
Last edited by triplev123; 01-08-2012 at 11:24 PM. Reason: spelling
Damaging bribery charges reach the test
Chris Roots
January 8, 2012
Dean Atkinson and Greg and Ben Sarina will become the first licensees to front the special stewards panel inquiring into alleged corruption in the sport in the NSW Industrial Relations Court on Thursday. This is the next step in cleaning up the sport. Its image is at its lowest due to allegations of stewards being paid not to drug-test horses in a period of more than 18 months. Harness Racing NSW regulatory manager Reid Sanders will be acting as the prosecutor, presenting a large brief of evidence in each of the cases to the panel of Justice Wayne Haylen, former steward Des Gleeson and Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy. We have worked right through the Christmas period compiling evidence and getting the brief ready for this week, Sanders said. It is still an ongoing investigation and we are still interviewing people of interest and there could be more charges to come [from Harness Racing NSW]. It is a difficult matter because of the criminal charges that are also involved, but we are determined to get it right.
Does anyone know if Thursday's hearings are open hearings. I'm in Sydney this week and was thinking of dropping in to watch the precedings.
As for russo I think this is pretty weak. With 12 months the going rate for a positive. But remove your horse so it can't be swabbed gets 9 months I think is just soft. Should be like DUI the punishment for refusing the test is greater than the offence.
There's an idea. Take some sandwiches, a nice thermos of tea (hopefully a Tartan number) and a newspaper & just make yourself right at home Andy.
Similarly, I'm thinking of attending the 'Big Day Out' at The Downing Centre in February.
They've a very nice cafe there, just on your right as you enter. Friendly staff, good coffee & they also make great blueberry muffins. What more could you ask for?
I believe Chris Murphy's tan is even more impressive in person than it is on TV.
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