Mary and Joe Rando have formed a training partnership and will have a runner this Friday afternoon at Tabcorp Park Menangle
THE first training partnership in New South Wales will have its first starter this Friday afternoon at Tabcorp Park Menangle. Husband and wife combination Joe and Mary Rando have become the first recognised training partnership in the state.
Mary has worked alongside Joe for more than a decade and is looking forward to watching Sundons Comet race for the partnership in race three on Friday afternoon.
“I had no idea that Joe and I were going to be the first partnership in the state, we have worked together for years and I wasn’t really worried that my name didn’t appear as the trainer,” Mary Rando said.
“Joe spoke to me and thought it was the best thing to do because we both put in the same amount of work around the stables and at the races. It was worthy recognition for what I do and now that it is all about to happen I’m getting quite excited.”
Mary is surprised by her excitement levels and enjoyed watching horses trial for the new partnership on Tuesday afternoon.
“I didn’t think I would get too worried by it because nothing has really changed at home, we are still doing the same jobs we have done since we started out in 2000 but I’m looking forward to Friday.
“When the process all started I had to complete some study online, attend the police station for a record check, have an interview with a steward and everything else that goes along with getting a trainers’ licence and I thought what have I got myself into, but now I’m proud that I have gone through the process.
“Joe and I have always bounced a lot off each other. At home I gear the horses up and Joe works them, it works well because we get a cycle going. When we take the horses to Hawkesbury for work we will work them together.”
A policy from HRNSW is available should other participants be interested in forming a partnership. Some of the important factors effecting training partnerships include:
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Each partner shall be subject to any disability, fine suspension, disqualification or other penalty that may be imposed under the rules on any partner
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HRNSW may licence up to three persons to train as a training partnership
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A person who is licensed to train as a member of a training partnership in NSW shall not train as an individual or in another partnership in Australia or elsewhere
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An application for permission to train in a partnership shall be made by submitting the required application form completed in full, providing such information as required by HRNSW .
Harness Racing NSW (HRNSW) is the controlling body for harness racing in New South Wales with responsibility for commercial and regulatory management of the industry including 31 racing clubs across the State. HRNSW is headed by an industry-appointed Board of Directors and is independent of Government.
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