Dark Days and Bright Knights
I never thought I would say this, because I am a life long Roosters supporter. But I actually hope the Knights win. They are good people up there in Newcastle. Karma says the trophy is theirs.
SA Harness Racing is a Goddamn Awful Mess
It is hard to know what went on here at Globe Derby last week. Who was responsible for the melee we just can’t ascertain. What is known is this. A Steward was there observing the events. We were wrong about Wayne Hill being small. Trainer Lane Johnson and Hill appear to be entangled. South Australian […]
Dumped by the Side of the Road – What Becomes of Dead Racehorses in the Bush
The words you read below are taken verbatim from the QLD Racing Appeals Panel dismissing trainer and former race club chief Peter Inwood’s appeal against a lengthy disqualification for an animal welfare rule offence. This is what happens to dead racehorses in the bush. We dump them off the side of the road. Read it […]
A Sad Death on a Sunny Saturday Afternoon
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 […]
Josh Davine Lands a Winner With His First Ever Australian Runner as a Trainer – Next Stop the Moon, Then Canberra and on to the UN
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 […]
Grimson Gets Away With One Here
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 […]
From Flemington to the Glitter Strip – Sitting Up Has Become a Nation Wide Disease
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 Sits Up and Almost Gets Skybird Beat – When Will This Jockeys Learn
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 […]
Setting the Record Straight – Super Seaton Speaks
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 […]
Super Seaton’s Seven Scratched – By Order of the Stewards, We Suspect
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 […]