Vale Jim Dalgety – A Great Man
NZ harness racing lost a legend of the sport overnight. Jim Dalgety passed away. I didn’t know Jim, but through his achievements I felt I did. To a person the many I know in the game in NZ held him in the highest of respect. Blessings and comfort to his family and friends. What an […]
There Always Has to Be One Bludger Who Spoils the Party Doesn’t There?
Last night at Menangle they ran the heats of the sales restricted APG Gold Bullion races. The lack of quality in the APG sales in NSW in recent years has resulted in a corresponding lack of depth and disproportion of ability among the horses eligible to compete for the series, which meant that there were […]
Advance Australia HRNSW – Lodge Your Benevolent Fund Returns on Time
Can someone on the good ship Eureka today please have a word in the ear of the NSW Harness Racing Benevolent Fund Secretary Mr John Dumesny or the Treasurer Mr Peter Carney and remind them that the lodgement of their Annual Information Statement and Financial Statements to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission is more […]
The peterprofit.com Plan to Make QLD Country Racing Great Again
Queensland country racing is in the doldrums. We have few trainers, even less horses, bugger all prizemoney, and huge overheads. Peterprofit.com has a plan to revive it, and make it great again. This is the plan, or a rough sketch of it to start. Background There were were 5 country meetings run in the Central […]
Has Super Mario Got a Target on His Head? – How Else Do You Explain This?
Once upon a time ‘Super’ Mario Borg was the darling of the South Australian harness administrators. That was back in the days when he was the President of the SA Country Harness Racing Clubs Association, and those in charge needed his vote on the board to assist them in the cause of their civil war […]
The Only Thing Bizarre About C. Rawiller’s Ride at Oakbank Was That Some People Thought it Was
"Bizarre!" A daring ride from Campbell Rawiller results in victory aboard Plympton 😲@BalfourRyan pic.twitter.com/LaUBuzT9hX — Racing.com (@Racing) April 18, 2022 Many pundits including the caller reckon that Campbell Rawiller’s ride on Plympton at Oakbank yesterday was bizarre. I totally disagree. The rail at Oakbank has been off forever when the track is wet, because the […]
A Race Rort in Townsville – Here Stewards, This is Where You Look to Find It
Far North Queensland’s leading owner Tom Hedley – the controversial businessman and hotelier who ten years ago told the liquidator of his companies that collapsed owing $350 000 that all he had left was just $28 000 in cash, a $69 000 tax refund, a share in a horse and a house – owned 2 […]
Bad Moons Don’t Only Rise in America or London
Need You Now was one of New Zealand’s best pacing mares. She won several Group races including the G1 Harness Jewels, and beat horses of the calibre of NZ filly or mare of the year winners Amazing Dream, Belle of Montana and Bettor Twist, and G1 winners Spellbound and Stylish Memphis just to name a […]
Think Albo’s Delivered His Best Stuff Ups First? Then Think Again – The World’s Best Gummy Bear is Only Just Warming Up – Buckle in and Enjoy the Show
Albanese Candy, manufacturers of the world’s best gummy bears. Fair dinkum. Google them. Well with five weeks to go until E-day it’s far too early to call the win yet, or to go the early crow, but if you took our tip before Xmas and mortgaged the house to load up on Scomo you’d be […]