Current Appeals

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Written Reasons for Decision are published on the Decisions page of this website. ​​

Curr​​ent Appea​​​ls


​Name

​Reason

​Appeal Hearing Date

​Outcome

​MADDEN, Troy

​Against the decision of Stewards on 26 November 2023 - Suspension of his licence to drive for a period of 5 race dates under AHRR 149(2)

22 December 2023

​Decision Reserved



​FORD, Mitchell

​Against the decision of the Stewards on 14 October 2024 - Suspension of his licence to drive for a period of 5 Tasmanian race dates under AHRR 149(1) - Stay granted

​13 November 2024

​​Decision Reserved​

​FORD, Nathan​

​​Against the decision of the Stewards on 29 November 2024 - Suspension of his licence for a period 10 weeks​ effective from 2 December 2024 - Stay granted​

​24 January 2025 - Adjourned



​ULUCINAR, Mehmet

​Against the decision of the Stewards on 10 January 2025 - Suspension of his licence to ride for 1 Tasmanian race meeting under AR 131(a) - Stay granted

​To be scheduled



​TOMIZAWA, Nozomu

​Against the decision of the Stewards on 24 January 2025 - Suspension of his licence to ride for 1 Tasmanian race meeting under AR 131(a) - Stay granted

​To be scheduled




​TOKER, Ismail

​Against the decision of the Stewards on 26 January 2025 - Suspension of his licence to ride for 3 Tasmanian race meetings under AR 131(a) - Stay granted

​To be scheduled



​YOLE, Wayne

​​Against the decision of Tasracing Acting Chief Racing Integrity Manager on 3 February 2025 to place restrictions on his licence - Conditional Stay granted

​To be scheduled



​YOLE, Benjamin

​Against the decision of the Independent Stewards Panel on 30 January 2025 - Disqualification of his licence for a period of 3 years under AHRR 218A(1) (in conjuction with AHRR 218A(2)) - Stay not applied for
​To be scheduled


​YOLE, Tim

​​Against the decision of the Independent Stewards Panel on 30 January 2025 - Disqualification of his licence for a period of 3 years under AHRR 218A(1) (in conjuction with AHRR 218A(2)) - Stay not applied for

​To be scheduled



Finalise​d Appeals​​​


​​Name

​Reason

​Appeal Hearing Date

​Outcome

FORD, Mitchell

Against the decision of Stewards on 15 December 2024 - Suspension of his licence to drive for a period of 5 Tasmanian race dates under AHRR 149(2) - Stay granted​

24 January 2025

​Suspension of licence to drive in races varied to a period of 6 Tasmanian race dates, with 1 suspended for a period of 6 months pending no further breaches

COOPER, Matthew

Against the decision of the Director of Racing to issue a Warning-off notice pursuant to Section 54(2)(a) of the Racing Regulation Act 2004 - not to enter any Tasmanian racecourse for a period of 5 years

​23 September 2024 and 11 November 2024

​Varied - not to enter any Tasmanian racecourse for a period of 6 months from the date the Warning-off notice was issued