Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Group 1 Taylor Mile is the feature event on the card of a big meeting at Auckland tomorrow tonight, and it is going to an absolute cracker of a race with Don’t Stop Dreaming, Sooner the Bettor, Merlin, Don’t Stop Dreaming, Speak The Truth and Better Eclipse all going head to head trying to […]
My great-grandfather Jack Sheehan, who died on the Western Front on Anzac Day 1918, in the battle of Villers-Brettoneaux that helped save the British Isles, and win the war What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Only the monstrous anger of the guns. Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle Can patter out their […]
Townsville horse Sosthenes never appeared to be the soundest galloper on the Townsville strand. As a 2yo the gelding by Worthy Cause out of Never Despair had one trial in March last year finishing 2nd in a three horse field, and then wast put away for 210 days. He came back as an early 3yo […]
In a decision that has left many shaking their heads in disbelief, Darren Weir has escaped the serious charge of attempting to corrupt the outcome of the 2018 Melbourne Cup, with the judge in charge of the VRT – a former shareholder in horses trained by Weir – describing his use of a jigger on […]
Good day Archie Ted from tooleybuc chiming in again After reading your stories lately and reading in Peter Wharton’s column yesterday what highly respected industry leader John Coffey said regarding amongst other problems facing the sport, but namely integrity issues not being addressed in Victoria and NSW, it’s my view that these probles aren’t confined […]
A former Canterbury harness racing trainer spent more than 2 million dollars online gambling before filing for bankruptcy. Mitchell Paul Kerr has been sentenced to five months of home detention for misleading statements and withholding information while filing for bankruptcy. Kerr, whose licence was cancelled by the Judicial Control Authority for Racing, concealed crucial details […]
It’s a tough beat this one if you were on the inside in the 3rd race at Bathurst last night. To the naked eye as they crossed the line it looked for all money as if it had hung on. Then in the photo print it looks like it had dead-heated. The judges didn’t agree., […]
Ellen Tormey did a George Moore by blowing the whistle and never having to go around horse until the straight in race 5 at Mildura last night. Don’t you wish you could be this lucky with every horse you backed that firmed from $12.00 into $4.00? True Mildura style.
Ken Rogers is a drug addict. We’ve written about this pint-sized, woman hating grub on many occasions, and in particular – knowing far more than anyone should have to about meth addiction, due to relatives having problems with the gear – we have railed against HRSA’s continual acceptance of Rogers back into the sport without […]
South Australian trot driver Kenny ‘The Gambler’ Rogers is one of those sad individuals who become hooked on the dirty, illegal street drug ice and refuse to kick the habit, or can’t, and enter into a spiral that sucks them down into nothingness faster than a crocodile’s death roll ever could, and keeps pulling to […]
