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20 witnesses are expected to be called at Racing NSW’s Sydney CBD headquarters for today’s inquiry into the performance of More Joyous in April 27’s All Aged Stakes. Join us for live updates and a blog of the inquiry from 11am.
Note: The Roar’s Andrew Hawkins will be at the Druitt St inquiry and passing on revelations as they happen from 11AM AEST.
The Gai Waterhouse-trained More Joyous was a drifting favourite in betting before the All Aged Stakes at Randwick, in which she finished second last.
John Singleton, the owner of More Joyous, claimed bookmaker Tom Waterhouse (the son of Gai), had told friends in the days before the race that the 10-time-Group-1-winning mare “had problems and couldn’t win”.
Tom Waterhouse has denied the allegations.
Singleton, on the other hand, transferred each of his eight Waterhouse-trained thoroughbreds to other stables, claiming post-race, “When Gai’s son knows last night what the result will be today, there’s a conflict of interest”.
Heat in More Joyous’ neck was treated with antibiotics on the Thursday prior to the All Aged Stakes and the mare was passed fit to start by two subsequent veterinary examinations from inside the stable.
There are many areas of interest for the stewards at today’s inquiry, most notably:
1. Why the stewards weren’t notified about the health issues of More Joyous prior to the running of the All Aged.
2. Any information known and passed on by Tom Waterhouse about the health of More Joyous
3. Betting on the race, including an alarming market drift that saw More Joyous punted from favouritism in the minutes before the beginning of the All Aged
4. A post-race altercation at Randwick between Singleton and the husband of Gai Waterhouse, rails bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse
5. The veracity of the claims made by Singleton
Former rugby league halfback Andrew Johns, former jockey Allan Robinson and punter Eddie Hayson have been called by stewards to the inquiry but are unlikely to attend.
Robinson and Johns are now known as the people who informed Singleton that More Joyous “had problems”, while Hayson has confirmed he heard negative feedback about the mare on the Friday before the race.
Racing NSW CEO Peter V’Landys has stated any parties called to the inquiry who don’t attend could be ‘warned off’, which has the effect of stopping someone from being allowed entrance to any racetrack in the world.
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