Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
“I’ve really enjoyed my time on the board. I’ve seen many changes most of them good and for the betterment of the harness racing industry. Being on the journey of seeing The Creek evolve was a highlight.” Mr Ellis said. Paul ‘Flathead’ Ellis has achieved wonderful things during his 16 years on the board at […]
Nobody told me there’d be days like these Strange days indeed Most peculiar, mama The Beatles So Joe Punter’s alarm goes off at 6.00am yesterday, half an hour earlier than usual because he wants to sneak half an hour’s form study and get his bets worked out before he has to get ready for work. […]
Two days ago the Daily Telegraph published a story saying that notorious Sydney crime figure, Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad, who just got out of jail six months ago, had a million dollar contract on his head. The info came from police sources of course, who claimed that exiled former gang boss Mark Buddle – currently living […]
Here is yet another protest decision that leave you scratching your head and thinking what the heck? It’s race 7 at Ipswich yesterday. Jaden Lloyd is riding the horse on the inside in the pink and grey. Ryan Maloney is three out in the light blue. Ben Thompson is in the middle in the blue […]
During the running of a race a driver shall not shout loudly, or make any improper noise Harness Racing Rule AHR.162(1)(t) Harness Racing Authorities shall not waste money promoting imbecilic race series that reduce wagering revenue while quadrupling costs The Reverend Archie Butterfly What’s all that bloody noise? Are they racing pigs now? Mrs Mango, […]
Bob Katter, made headlines in 1989 for famously promising to “walk to Bourke backwards if the poof population of North Queensland is any more than 0.001 per cent”. His half-brother, Carl, later came out as gay, but it didn’t make Bob anymore interested in marriage equality or human rights. The Mad Hatter had more important […]
What you see below are the total prizemoney and other distributions (rebates, subsidies, breeder incentives, etc) paid to the racing industry by the Principal Racing Authorities as a share of the overall payments made across Australia in the years 2011 v 2021. I hate to sound like a Peter V’Landys spruiker again here, but facts […]
The seismic shift in the balance of racing power in Australia can be see clearly in a comparison of the top 10 races in 2011 v the top ten in 2021. Ten years ago five of the big ten were run in Victoria, four in Sydney and one in Queensland. A decade later the balance […]
Just before Xmas the NZRIB Adjudicator put apprentice jockey Masa Hashizume out for three weeks for dropping his hands near the line in this ride above, and costing his mount (in red colours) second place. On Sunday at the Geraldine trots driver Sheree Tomlinson did almost an identical thing, only she cost her horse and […]
Here is another highly questionable protest decision. It’s race 2 at the feature Pukekohoe meeting in New Zealand on Saturday. The horse on the inside with the white, green sleeves and red cap, and the horse in the brown and gold directly outside it dead-heated. Each rider protested against the other. The Stewards upheld the […]
