THE use of whips in Australian harness racing will be banned from next year. In a move that is a world-first, Harness Racing Australia (HRA) will outlaw whips in racing and training from September 1.

This masthead has obtained a confidential copy of a report from the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory confirming high-level traces of Levamisole were detected in Fenbender 100, a popular drench ...

MELBOURNE, Sept 13 (Reuters) - A review of the thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing industry in Australia's state of Victoria has detailed multiple allegations of physical and sexual abuse over ...

Harness Racing Victoria’s interim CEO Fiona Mellor said figures suggested turnover would be well up on the $9.2m wagered on the same meeting last year, which was also an Australian record at the time.

The $2.1m TAB Eureka is still 10 months away, but managing owner Jamie Durnberger-Smith of Summit Bloodstock said everything was based around trying to win it with Loucasso. “Not just him, but all the ...

Harness racing officials in New South Wales have been accused of withholding information about a banned substance which led to several trainers unknowingly breaking the sport’s rules, a claim the ...