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Tasmania's racing integrity office had complaint of alleged race fixing against Yole Racing, dating back to 2016

Ben Yole has strenously denied all the claims of team driving. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)
  • In short: An ABC investigation earlier this year looked into allegations against Tasmania's leading harness racing stable, but Right to Information documents now show the state's integrity office knew about complaints for years. 
  • What's next? An independent inquiry into the handling of allegations against Yole Racing is expected to hand down its findings at the end of June.

Tasmania's Office of Racing Integrity was aware of allegations of race fixing and team driving against leading harness trainer Ben Yole as early as 2016, seven years before an ABC investigation.

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