Cambridge – Te Awamutu HRC – 28 December 2007 – Race 3
ID: JCA22937
Hearing Type (Code):
harness-racing
Meet Title:
Cambridge - Te Awamutu HRC - 28 December 2007
Race Date:
2007/12/28
Race Number:
Race 3
Decision: An information lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr T Taumanu against Mr G A Martin, driver of BEST TO LIVE, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) – excessive use of the whip – in that he used his whip excessively and outside the confines of the sulky
An information lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr T Taumanu against Mr G A Martin, driver of BEST TO LIVE, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) – excessive use of the whip – in that he used his whip excessively and outside the confines of the sulky when driving his horse out over the latter stages of the race. Mr Martin admitted the breach and did not wish to be present at the hearing. Mr Taumanu demonstrated the incident by use of the video film. Mr Martin struck his horse with the whip about 17 times in the last 150 metres of the race, most of the hits being continuous and with the whip being used outside the confines of the sulky.
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PENALTY
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Mr Taumanu said the only relevant breach of the rules by Mr Martin in the last 12 months was also for excessive use of the whip, but that breach was almost 12 months ago. He said he had told Mr Martin he would be recommending a suspension of Mr Martin’s horseman’s licence up to and including 4th January 2008. He said Mr Martin had indicated he could not pay a fine. The recommendation was recorded on the information and had been signed in acceptance by Mr Martin. In fixing penalty I took into account the following matters :
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1. The guilty plea – although this was inevitable.
--2. Mr Martin’s driving record.
--3. The offending was in the upper half on the scale of seriousness.
--4. The recommendation of Mr Taumanu and its acceptance by Mr Martin.
--5. The recommended starting point for a breach of this rule is a fine of $250.00 or a 1 week suspension.
--6. Mr Martin’s inability to pay a fine.
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Balancing those matters, I suspend Mr Martin’s horseman’s licence from the end of racing tonight until the end of racing on 4 January 2008 which is effectively 2 days.
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B J Rowe
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Decision:
An information lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr T Taumanu against Mr G A Martin, driver of BEST TO LIVE, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) – excessive use of the whip – in that he used his whip excessively and outside the confines of the sulkyAn information lodged by Stipendiary Steward Mr T Taumanu against Mr G A Martin, driver of BEST TO LIVE, alleging a breach of Rule 869 (2) (a) – excessive use of the whip – in that he used his whip excessively and outside the confines of the sulky when driving his horse out over the latter stages of the race. Mr Martin admitted the breach and did not wish to be present at the hearing. Mr Taumanu demonstrated the incident by use of the video film. Mr Martin struck his horse with the whip about 17 times in the last 150 metres of the race, most of the hits being continuous and with the whip being used outside the confines of the sulky.
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PENALTY
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Mr Taumanu said the only relevant breach of the rules by Mr Martin in the last 12 months was also for excessive use of the whip, but that breach was almost 12 months ago. He said he had told Mr Martin he would be recommending a suspension of Mr Martin’s horseman’s licence up to and including 4th January 2008. He said Mr Martin had indicated he could not pay a fine. The recommendation was recorded on the information and had been signed in acceptance by Mr Martin. In fixing penalty I took into account the following matters :
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1. The guilty plea – although this was inevitable.
--2. Mr Martin’s driving record.
--3. The offending was in the upper half on the scale of seriousness.
--4. The recommendation of Mr Taumanu and its acceptance by Mr Martin.
--5. The recommended starting point for a breach of this rule is a fine of $250.00 or a 1 week suspension.
--6. Mr Martin’s inability to pay a fine.
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Balancing those matters, I suspend Mr Martin’s horseman’s licence from the end of racing tonight until the end of racing on 4 January 2008 which is effectively 2 days.
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B J Rowe
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