Chief Stipe

Obviously Trainers hadn't walked the track beforehand.

I guess they abandoned this time BEFORE horses went round..... Any word on why they abandoned?

Contrary to media spin the overarching dominant reason for the Protest is Anti-MANDATES. I know numerous people who are really pissed that they had to get vaccinated to continue to function in society.

I see 30% in the latest poll support the protest.

Prebble pays tribute to Probabeel Edward Sadler@edward_sadler 17 February, 2022 Brett Prebble aboard Probabeel (Image: Racing Photos) A week is a long time in racing. Last weekend, Brett Prebble guided Probabeel to a thrilling first up win in the Group 3 Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes at Caulfield, with the rest of the autumn to look forward to. But on Wednesday he received the 'heart-wrenching' news that the mare, who he also won last year's G1 Might And Power Stakes on, had been retired. "It's very hard to find a horse like that," Prebble said. "She was pretty special, what she did from a two-year-old to a five-year-old, she's a very durable mare and a high-class racehorse."

Do you honestly believe that the Trainers in Norway never ever use a whip in training? It is just virtue signalling in public.

Good luck finding any videos or race information from Norway!! My searches have been fruitless.

Wait for it.....and the performance enhancers are?

Or exposing their own incompetence?

That is a broad sweeping statement that is completely false. You can test for anything you want to. Those that say you can't are either incompetent or ignorant.

How many horses became sick? How many died? Whose horses? You seem to be conflating the evidence and spreading it wider than is actually the case. There is also a large flaw in your argument - as I repeatedly keep pointing out to you - the FED's had samples in their possession and the only drugs mentioned in the indictments are Clenbuterol (mislabelled) and the Sheep Placeta snake oil - PGF-1000.

Now they want to set Policy as well as enforce the rules!

So did the trainer he gave the amnesty to give him samples of the so called PED'S for testing? Of course you are not saying PED use is rife are you?

They good as did disqualify her. Where are her horses going to go for four months? Or does she do the age old trick of hiring someone in?

The counter argument from the pro-INCA group is that the Judge is a numpty. Has there been any word on whether the Judge is allowing the release of the evidence so the RIB can use it when they bring charges under the Racing Judicial regime? The RIB seems to have a lower threshold for guilt and a higher punishment regime than the Courts. What's more they will use Industry funds to stack their prosecution with expensive QC's. Then slam the defendants with exorbitant costs. I'm afraid the chap who has spent $170k so far will be up for more expense.

Well he knows how to use Microsoft Excel.

Obviously hasn't been employed to fix RIB morale! https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aisling-officer-quits-over-police-morale/IVHL7YXXKLKDDXFSADD2FIFOKQ/

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If NZ Harness bans whips and makes the whip and reins rules more ludicrous BEFORE any other major jurisdiction punters will leave in droves. The Anti-Racing mob minority will have achieved their objective - to end racing fullstop.

Not only is the fine overkill but the suspension for four months is way over the top. It is part of the "to maintain our social license we have to be better than anyone else and punish people more than the rest of society does." We've seen cases where a license holder has been punished in the civil or criminal courts for matters unrelated to racing and then the RIB/RIU administers a far greater punishment. For example a license holder gets discharged without conviction in the District Court but the RIB disqualifies that person for 6 months and gives them a fine and then the code refuses to renew the license of that person. Does racing really need to take a holier than thou attitude? Meanwhile the RIB does nothing to address the issues within its own organisation. How can a member of the judiciary post attacks on trainers anonymously online?

Perhaps they can slap their horses with the reins.

Congratulations and Good Luck to the Browne's. @Emma-Lee