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Scenario · Harness Racing Division

Plan the education and trial preparation for Melton Mirage

You are the driving stablehand at the Melton harness stables.

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The situation

What has happened

Melton Mirage is a two-year-old filly nominated for her first race on 3 October 2026. She has been jogging well after gear adjustments, and a physiotherapy review is due in two weeks. Tanya Okoro wants a written three-week program of jog work and fast work, a trial date, and a gear inspection of the harness and sulky before the trial. A sulky wheel struck the rail on 2 September and was replaced, so the gear inspection needs to be careful. Gear must be declared correctly for the first start and the filly must be handled quietly through the barrier and mobile start procedure.

Your brief. Prepare a three-week jog work and fast work plan for Melton Mirage in the Trackwork and Stable Roster, complete a harness and sulky inspection, record any fault in the Incident and Hazard Register, and confirm the gear declaration for the 3 October nomination.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Three-week training program with the first week entered in the roster
  • Completed gear inspection record
  • Incident and Hazard Register entries for any faults
  • Updated race entry with gear declaration

Documents to use

Systems to use

Trackwork and Stable Roster

The daily allocation of horses to riders and stablehands, the work set by the trainer and the rider's report after work.

Treatment and Medication Log

Every treatment, medication, supplement and therapy given to a horse, with the withholding period and clear date.

Incident and Hazard Register

The register of injuries, near misses, animal incidents, damage and hazards across the three properties with investigation and corrective actions.

Nominations and Race Entries

Nominations, acceptances, jockey or driver engagements, float bookings and results for every runner and trial horse.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Racing and Breeding Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

RGRPSH203Perform basic driving tasks
RGRPSH204Prepare to drive jog work
RGRPSH305Develop driving skills for trackwork
RGRPSH403Educate horses for harness racing

Qualifications

RGR30318Certificate III in Racing (Driving Stablehand)
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for a program that builds gradually and respects the physiotherapy review, a gear inspection that is specific about each item, and a correct gear declaration. The student must show they recognise signs the filly is not ready for a mobile start and that they wear a helmet and vest and follow track direction rules.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.