Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There may be some doubt about whether Mark Purdon hocked True Fantasy in the Great Northern Oaks in New Zealand on Friday night (see story below), but there is no doubt at all that leading NSW driver Cameron Hart booted I Cast No Shadow in the back leg at Menangle on Saturday. It is blindingly […]
About a month ago we told you the story of an 11-year-old veteran SA pacer named Ghent, and how he had miraculously improved his recent standing starts times by two seconds to win a race at Globe Derby and land quite a decent plunge for his trainer Frank or Gaita Pullicino (choose one). The picture […]
What you see in the picture at the top of this story is Mark Purdon on Friday night’s Great Northern Oaks winner True Fantasy, at about the 50m mark from home. Is Purdon hocking the filly to boot it home, or is he simply trying to kick out the plugs (deafeners)? It’s hard to tell. […]
H is for Heavy-handed Wanna see a whip rule breach? A really big one? Then watch Frankie Edwards ride on Sneaky Truths in race 8 here at Cairns on Saturday. Sneaky Truths is in blue with a red cap, out toward the back third last as they approach the home turn. Edwards hits the horse […]
Apparently, according to the Harness Racing Australia calendar supplied by Racing Queensland, the trots are returning to day racing at Albion Park on Thursday, and to night racing 24 hours later. It absolute bollocks. The earliest possible date that racing will return to the ever-flooding creek is Friday the 8th of March, and that is […]
There are two TAB thoroughbred meetings being run this week in Central Queensland. One is on Tuesday at Mackay, the other is on Friday at Rockhampton. Both are provincial race meetings. They each carry the same prizemoney. But there is one big difference, and it is an absolutely inexplicable one. The Rockhampton meeting is restricted […]
This steer here by Brad Pengelly on the horse that starts the replay in 3rd last place in the red and white was the hottest ride in the world. If Pengelly didn’t hook this then I am Mick Dittman. Watch it side on first. Now have a look at the head on. Do you see […]
It’s pretty hard to argue with the Steward’s decision on the protest in the Mornington Guineas. Beau Mertens on the first past the post horse Sharp Response clearly came out on top of Ollie on Jungle Magnate. Mertens also looked to have deliberately used his elbows on Oliver, and to have intentionally smashed his rival’s […]
There are a number of punters blowing up about the way the last race at Doomben yesterday was run, and claiming that two of the three Gollan trained runners set it for the third, the winner Ulysses. The claim is that Rock Amore and Academy deliberately went forward and put on the pace so that […]
MENANGLE Race 2 – Line Up This is a 2 horse race. The Honey Queen or Line Up. Line Up or The Honey Queen. Line Up. Race 3 – Artillery The smarties say that Artillery is a second faster than it has showed us so far. If that is the case it wins. Race 6 […]
