Applicant
Glen David Richards
Result
Appeal allowed, penalty varied
Decision
Disqualification for 12 months for breach of Rule 243 for behaviour detrimental to harness racing by using a ?stock? whip in the training of horses. Appeal against conviction dismissed. Appeal against penalty upheld. Penalty varied to 6 months disqualification.
Racing type
Harness
Harness racing rules
Offence type
Conduct
Precedent
I do not agree with the proposition put forward by Mr Margaretic, counsel for the appellant, that a charge under Rule 243 could not? suggestion that such use caused suffering (and not injury) to the horses in question.
Paragraph number: 5
Decision file