John Ledger says it still remains impractical for Victorian trainers to race in NSW despite Racing NSW further easing travel restrictions on Tuesday.
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The easing of restrictions require Victorian based horses to spend three hours in quarantine in an outside yard at a spelling property or pre-training property before being transported to a racecourse or licensed stables.
Previously horses were required to undergo 48 hours of quarantine.
Ledger said he wasn't prepared to risk injuring one of his gallopers and the proposed quarantine was 'an accident waiting to happen.'
"You are putting a fit racehorse into a farm paddock that isn't a horse property," Ledger said.
"That's just looking for trouble in regards to horse safety.
"A horse that is 100 percent fit and is ready to race is an athlete and is bursting with energy.
"Horses have little regard for self preservation and could easily run through a fence.
"It's an accident waiting to happen."
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Ledger also questioned the logic of a three hour quarantine period.
"I understand the need for COVID-19 protocols and how industry participants don't want to throw stones at racing officials," he said.
"But I liken it to the rule where you are required to wear a mask at all times, even when you are not in the vicinity of other people.
"How is three hours in a paddock going to stop a pandemic?
"It doesn't seem logical to me.
"But there are better qualified people than me making the rules and you have to abide by them if you want to continue racing."
Albury is set to race next Saturday but Ledger said he wouldn't be nominating any horses.
"I can't wait to get back to racing in NSW and particularly Albury," he said.
"It has been a happy hunting ground for the stable for a long time now.
"But it makes it very difficult if you have to risk the safety of your horse."
Meanwhile Ledger is set for a hectic weekend with more than a dozen runners nominated for Moonee Valley, Tatura and Echuca over the coming days.
Ledger is sweating on gaining a start at Moonee Valley tomorrow night with Smart Design.
Smart Design is first emergency for the $55,000 Benchmark 64 Handicap, (955m) with Damien Lane booked to ride.
The son of Master Of Design won his maiden by 4.5-lengths at Wangaratta earlier this month, prompting Ledger to raise the bar.
"On his last-start performance he will be very competitive at Moonee Valley if he can gain a start," he said.
"Otherwise he will head to Echuca on Monday with Damien on board."
