Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There is no Stewards Report up yet, so we cannot say it for certain, but if the Tanya Parry trained galloper I’lltellyouafter isn’t dead this morning then I’m not here. It’s break down in the maiden yesterday at Richmond in Far North Western QLD was catastrophic. It brought tears to your eyes. How the mare […]
Prominent Queensland harness racing owner Josh Davine of N40 fame proved himself a man for all seasons by landing a winner at Albion Park last night as a trainer with his first ever Australian runner. Davine, a resident of NSW, made the transition from owner to trainer in New Zealand earlier this year with his […]
Watch the slow motion replay of the final 400m of last night’s Geelong Cup. The King of Menangle – Jason Grimson – has taken 2 horses south for the race. Minos is the even money favorite. Stablemate Swayzee is the $4.20 second favorite. Grimson drives Swayzee, Lachie Cook is on Minos. Cook takes Minos to […]
Ben Melham sat up on Skybird in the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes at Flemington and very nearly got it beaten. Melham was fined $2000 for his actions, or inactions, as the case may be. Austin Galati sat up on the second horse in the same race. He was fined $1000. Both are senior riders, and […]
Ben Melham almost gave punters who backed Skybird in the Gilgai yesterday a heart attack when, thinking he had the race easily in his grasp, he stopped riding and sat up with about 30m to go, allowing the favorite to cruise to the line under its own speed. The problem for Melham was that the […]
Seaton Grima, who like most smart people is obviously an avid reader of peterprofit.com, has contacted us to set the record straight about the scratching of his seven runners at Menangle last night. The young man being so eloquent, we thought it best for you to hear it straight from the horses mouth, with a […]
All seven of Seaton Grima’s runners at Menangle tonight have been scratched, we suspect by order of the Stewards. An unannounced stable inspection – call it a raid – of Grima’s stables was conducted by the HRNSW integrity crew on Thursday morning. It would seem remarkable if the Stewards visit and the scratching of the […]
The Queensland Government has given us an update on The Next Lap, it’s plan for the future of racing in the Sunshine State. Basically the guts of it hold the phone. Here is what is happening, or for those who like firm, swift decisions isn’t. An ‘Oversight Committee’ full of public service bureaucrats is at […]
Twenty six standardbred racehorses (trotters and pacers) were exported from New Zealand to China in the past month. https://infohorse.hrnz.co.nz/datahrs/statistics/exportedhorses.htm Why? China are not a member of the International Trotting Association, and does not have a recognized or officially sanctioned harness racing industry. So why do Chinese buyers want these horses? And why, given the past […]
This above is the QRIC definition of an industry participant, as expressed in its newly released adverse weather policy. It’s bullshit in my opinion. If you watch the footy grand final that does mean you are an AFL or NRL participant? I don’t think so. Just like watching the 100m sprint final at the Olympics […]
