A stable in Invercargill is among 10 properties raided as part of an investigation into race-fixing in the harness racing industry, police confirmed this afternoon. Harness Racing New Zealand chief executive Edward Renell told the Otago Daily Times he was aware of the raids, but had no further detail. "But obviously when the police are involved, from an industry integrity point of view it is very concerning," Mr Renell said. Police visited the property of champion trainer Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen's All Stars Harness Racing stables at Rolleston just outside Christchurch this morning. “It highlights how important it is that we have a strong, independent authority like the Racing Integrity Unit to ensure offending behaviour is brought to light.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 04, 2018 00:41 UTC