Stewards News

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Another one today

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=40143

Jennifer Douglas gets 9mths after pleading guilty to tubing
I think we need a Shame list
Something catchy like : Caught Cheating - Never To Be Trusted Again

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Remorseful for being caught, not for committing the offence(s) otherwise why cheat? Yes let's have cheat sheet

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Jeff Tabone disqualified for 3yrs for TCO2 offence (and a poor record)

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=40274

Now that is sending a message

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Haydon Gray, driver of Rigondeaux, pleaded guilty to a charge under Rule 168(1)(g) which states:

A person shall not before, during or after a race drive in a manner which is in the opinion of the stewards likely to endanger person or horse.

The particulars of the charge being that when pulling up at the completion of the race Mr Gray drove in a manner which in the opinion of the Stewards was likely to endanger person or horse by intentionally directing Rigondeaux outwards resulting in the gelding making contact with the outside fence and as a result of the contact the gelding suffered a laceration to the bottom lip and the sulky of Mr Gray becoming unbalanced resulting in him being momentarily unseated. In assessing penalty Stewards took into account the relevant considerations as outlined within the HRV StewardsMinimum Penalty Guidelines placing weight on Mr Gray’s guilty plea and the circumstances of this incident, specifically that injury occurred to Rigondeaux and the completely unnecessary nature of the incident. Stewards further were mindful that any penalty must demonstrate that safety and welfare of horse and driver is paramount and such conduct will not be condoned. Stewards accordingly imposed a 6 month suspension of Mr Gray’s licence to drive in races and a $5,000 fine. This suspension was ordered to commence immediately.

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/st...l/?mc=BN210219

I cannot find appeal details or change of penalty anywhere and yet it must have been ammended as it is not 6mths since this suspension and yet Haydon is back driving

or

Did he appeal and has been driving on a stay?

NB HRV your Suspended Drivers page has not been updated for this entire year!

ps I hope you're still not paying the person who is supposed to update this

https://www.thetrots.com.au/for-part...ended-drivers/

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I remembered that Harnessweb (not everybody has access) has a Suspended Drivers list for the whole nation (maybe not WA unless they are all Very Good over there)
BUT it does not include Disqualified Drivers

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Daryl Douglas in the gun again

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=40481

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http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=40491

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=40487

Police charge a 49yo Kilmore man in relation to race fixing

See post 402 back on Pg 41 of this thread

[pards]

corrupt ??? incompetent ????or mentally retarded???? race 7 Ouyen ,you be the judge

[Dot]

Correct most likely actually pards. Looks to me that Im Sir Blake still fractionally behind the leader when he broke therefore he made ground whilst galloping. If he stayed in his gear wins easily of course, and with that amount of momentum and that close to the line not much if anything Kerryn could do about it.

Similarly a couple of months ago Chris Alford galloped across the line on a trotter, kept the race, deemed not to have made ground if I recall correctly.

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And how Hot is the Douglas stable running!