Winning Post - Letter Of The Week Archive

The recent Court of Appeal judgment against trainer John O’Shea should be a warning to every trainer to have adequate professional indemnity insurance in place.

Humberto Veira, 70-percent owner of Dashere (the horse involved) is proof that an owner may be prepared to take a trainer to court over a "disclosure" issue. It is one of those unfortunate situations, for both owner and trainer.

No doubt, every trainer will now provide full disclosure about a horse recommended to a client — from that boil on its bum to that bee sting on its nose — if that is what it takes to avoid potential legal action.

Merv Sullivan
Leanyer (NT)

Today's Racing

Saturday 27 April

Aquis Park Gold Coast Poly