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Ben Yole Racing stables charged following horse float crash

By ABC News Network · 6 February 2025

As reported by Lucy MacDonald for ABC News, one of Tasmania’s largest harness racing operations has been charged with breaching its duty of care following a 2023 car crash, in which several people were seriously injured. Five young people, who worked for Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd, were driving back to Mr Yole’s stables in […]

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Harness trainer Ben Yole suspended for three years

By ABC News Network · 1 February 2025

ABC News reports that a final decision by an independent stewards panel has found Tasmanian harness racing trainer Ben Yole guilty of “mistreating” horses and has handed down a three-year disqualification. Mr Yole was also found guilty of administering an injection to a horse within eight days of a race meeting, and was fined $5,000. […]