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westozzy
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Can someone please explain to me what document gets signed when you become licenced under australian racing rules that gives the stewards the right to impose fines and administer disqualifications for incidents e.g. assault in a public place between licenced racing personnel on each other. If the assaults are serious then they should be reported to the police and dealt with in a court of law. In reality, how on earth can a horse racing steward send someone to the dole queue at the expense of the general public because someone chucks a cool drink can at someone in a water ski park and it gets out of hand. So going back to my question of authority who gives a racing steward the right to interfere outside racing venues. The only charge I can see is bringing the sport into disrepute and thats as far as his authority goes. Has this person ever read the UN covenent on human rights of which australia is a founder signatory. It clearly states you cant take a persons employment away from him. He can get the sack but thats another ball game. I have heard that race horse owners have been banned fron racetracks because of a punch-up, thats not on. The kangaroo court operates way outside the boundaaries of human rights and should be brought to heel on its powers. Of course if members of the horse/dog racing fraternity have signes a document stating I give up my rights to all common justice by law then so be it. The rules of racing should be adhered to, punishment for breaking the rules should be dealt with under the common law guidelines and not on the whims of the stewards.
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I see your point here in regard to the location of the incident. WHY would the stewards get involved? Probably because the victim reported it? As they should have done. Though I would have rather them be encouraged to press charges, and let the courts deal with it.
Then the stewards can suspend the little bastards!
Interesting in todays west, Shane Edwards get 12 months wih some allowancesThe late Scobie O Donnell got 10 years both for electrical devices so was Scobie's crime 10 times more serious than Shanes? I doubt it.
So classifying an electrical device becomes an issue, if every rural stable complex has a cow is it legal to have a cow prodder from the stewards point of view?
Its time there was a shake up in the stewards room.
Saying that the Appeals panel is not independent is stupid and patently wrong.
I once rang the secretary of the Tribunal to pass on my congratulations in dismissing an appeal that if upheld would have severely compromised the integrity of racing.
The Secretary told me that any verbal or written advice to the Tribunal would never get to the Tribunal members under any circumstances.
Sounds like someone has a huge axe to grind.
Size and importance (reputation?) of stable helps too.
I could name 2 very prominent trainers from the past that got disqualified on numerous ocassions for positives before finally being "warned off" indefinitely. If I remember rightly, Bart Cummings only got 3 months for a positive to caffeine when 2 years was the norm at that time.
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I think 12 months is a little light but can live with it.
Racing changes, when was the last time someone (trainer) got time for giving a horse a run, I reckon Buster might be the last.
Stewards questioned Jockey J. Noske the rider of ENCOSTA BRAVO regarding his riding of the gelding, in particular between the 500m and the 200m. He explained that he was instructed to settle the gelding back in running consistent with its normal racing pattern and allow it to work into the race from the 600m but refrain from bustling it by riding vigorously around the home turn and allow the gelding to balance up in the straight before letting down. He advised that he had been able to follow these instructions but added due to the muddling pace of the race the gelding had raced keenly between the 1200m and the 800m. When pressed regarding his level of vigour in the early stages of the straight he explained that he had urged the gelding along on straightening and then drew the whip and rode with increased vigour from the 200m but in his opinion his mount had finished the race off only moderately.
When interviewed Trainer Mr Craig Wright advised that the gelding was having its first start in his stable and on its previous form he had formed the opinion that it is a ?one-paced? runner. He confirmed the instructions issued and was satisfied with the manner in which the gelding was ridden. He further explained that the gelding had worked well in the lead up to the race and in his opinion was in a forward enough condition to race despite not having trialled before this first up run. He added that although the gelding had pulled up slightly big in condition, it had recovered well and his intention is to start it over an increased distance at Bunbury on 3 February 2011.
Whilst Stewards accepted these explanations, Jockey J. Noske was nonetheless advised to at all times in running ensure his mounts are ridden to comply with his obligations under ARR.135.
B.W. LEWIS
Chief Stewards Thoroughbreds
Guess who was on it ? J N is killing me a slow death :evil: