'Dark day for Tasmania's harness racing': Long-awaited report makes findings of race fixing, animal abuse
'Dark day for Tasmania's harness racing': Long-awaited report makes findings of race fixing, animal abuse
A 10-month investigation into Tasmania's harness racing industry has found individuals within the industry engaged in team driving, race fixing and animal abuse.
All sports using animals should be banned.
I understand that viewpoint, but from what I've seen, Olympic-style equestrians treat their horses extremely well and develop a bond with the animal. And while I don't find the sports very interesting to watch (dressage especially just shouldn't be classified as a "sport"—but then I'm not a fan of any sports where judges deciding scores is the primary way you decide a winner), I think it would be a shame if it stopped existing.
This is different from the old Modern Pentathlon format which included horse riding. That's a sport where they deliberately didn't have a bond with the animal (they literally got given a horse at random per event), and from what I've heard they tended to not be very well trained in horse jumping compared to the other 4 legs of the race. Getting rid of the horse there just made sense.
Surprise. Treating sentient beings like property leads to abuse. Maybe just don't don't try to own sentient beings.
Whaaat. Jeez, no. I’m shocked, shocked to the core, this is my shocked face right now. Just wow, who could’ve thought.
The sooner horse racing (of a non-Olympic type) dies out, the better.
Because ether Olympics are some bastion of sport?
No, just because the type of horseriding done at the Olympics is not objectionable in the same way that the kind of horseracing seen at the Melbourne Cup is.
It's not exclusive to the Olympics, that's just a convenient touch point. Same as how practisers of historical fencing will sometimes refer to "Olympic fencing" to refer to the sport overseen by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, even though foils and épées are not only seen every four years at the Olympics.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Mr Yole is Tasmania's leading harness trainer and has previously described all allegations as "patently false".
Mr Murrihy's final report, which was handed to the state government last year, was published online on Wednesday.
More than 44 submissions were received and over 50 interviews were conducted as part of the inquiry, along with examining betting records, reviewing extensive race footage and undertaking site visits.
Mr Murrihy also heard from seven former stable employees who gave evidence about race day practices involving horses in the wash bay area at the Yole Sidmouth property.
The racing minister said in terms of any formal charges being laid or staff dismissals, that would be a matter for the independent stewards panel.
"I'm not going to pre-empt their findings … but I can assure the Tasmanian community that the independent stewards come highly recommended," Mr Ellis said.
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