With respect to the actions taken by Victoria Police on 11 January, 2017 where criminal charges were served on harness racing participants, Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) provides the following update.
HRV advises that in response to requests from some of the legal representatives of the relevant individuals, the HRV Stewards have granted an extension of time to Mr Nathan Jack, Ms Amanda Turnbull, Ms Lisa Bartley and Mr Mark Pitt regarding the timeframe by which they are required to provide any submissions addressing why action should not be taken under the Australian Harness Racing Rules (AHRR) against the respective licences of the individuals to participate in the industry.
Any such submissions are now to be provided by 5.00pm on Monday 23 January 2017 and will be given due consideration thereafter prior to any decision being made.
With respect to the Victoria Police investigation, HRV is unable to make any further comment.
