Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
WA harness racing’s much mooted transition to the national ratings handicap system is supposed to be working well, at least if you believe the press releases put out by Racing and Wagering Western Australia, who shout its benefits from the rooftops. https://racingwa.com.au/news/2025/02/04/more-competitive-harness-racing-with-national-ratings-handicap-system Looking at the meeting at Gloucester Park last night we are not so […]
Apprentice Lesson 1 by Scrivo – How to Kiss a Cup Like a Striped Cod Shane Scriven landed plenty of winners in his riding days, and post-retirement from the saddle he has translated his skills to scoring free holidays away under the guise of work. The last time we Scrivo spotted was back in January […]
During the course of conducting some recent inspections of registered stables, Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards have become aware of some trainers using hemp-based horse feed as part of their racehorses’ daily diets – HRV Industry Notice – Hemp-Based Horse Feed What can you say about trainers who are silly enough to feed their horses hemp-based […]
There are jobs aplenty at Harness Racing NSW for enthusiastic people right now. Are you an experienced Stipendiary Steward? Then HRNSW wants you to fill a vacancy that has arisen on the panel. A position is also open for a Cadet Steward. You need to be squeaky clean, super keen, and to pass a probity […]
In what seems to be a week for it the President of the Wagga Harness Racing Club Barry McColl has stood down from his position. Unlike in Anne Mowday’s departure from Globe Derby, Mr McColl is not retiring. He is said not to be overly pleased at departing his office either. No doubt there will […]
Racing in the Western Cape of South Africa has come to a standstill after a major brouhaha erupted at the Durbanville meeting on Wednesday. The situation is bizarre. A Stewards Inquiry was held on Tuesday into jockey Grant van Niekerk’s ride on a horse named ALL OUT FOR SIX in Race 8 at Kenilworth on […]
Keep your eye on the horse in last place on the fence in this race at Hong Kong, the one in the yellow and red silks. If you threw your ticket away at the top of the straight you’d better go and get it out of the bin. California Star is the horse’s name. It […]
Long time Globe Derby President Anne Mowday (pictured) has announced her retirement from the role. Mrs Mowday proved a tough nut to crack when it came to repeated attempts by Harness Racing SA to seize control of the club and its assets. Former HRSA CEO Fiacchi tried and spectacularly failed, and the current CEO Dean […]
What the hell was Tom Ison doing on the leader here? Ison worked it over to get it to the front, and then without any care at all for the runners behind him he just jammed his down hard on the brakes and stopped to almost a crawl. It was a miracle that the one […]
There is a yet to be confirmed rumor that news will break in the future of a major fraud at a Queensland race club. $6 million gone missing over 10 yrs is the rumored mischief, and the shovel is said to have only scratched the surface. The code and club are presently unknown, but there […]
