The Dank Tale of a Cheating Trot Trainer Named Shonky Shaun – Part 2 – A Donkey From Dubbo, A Form Reversal, A Few Big Plonks and Walkabout Going West (FIRST PUBLISHED FEB 2020)
The Earliest Crow in the World Costs Emily Suvaljko a Red Face and 21 Days – Did It Cost Her the Race Too?
Poor Emily Suvaljko. She thought she was home 20 metres out from the finish of Perth’s richest and most prestigious race the WA Cup, and in a rush of premature excitement she turned to the camera and the stand and gave the world the raised whip twirl salute in celebration. You know what thought thought […]
This is Why One Trainer Should Be Allowed to Have Half the Field
There were six starters in race one at Gloucester Park last night. Donald Harper trained three of them. One was backed like there was no tomorrow. It was drawn 2, and lead easy. Its stablemate slipped into the death, and the other stablemate jagged its back in the 1-1. Game over. Except for one thing. […]
What’s in a Name? – Nothing
Not that any of the names mean anything to me. Much. Wasn’t D. Flower that bloke who owned horses trained by Gerald Ryan? A bloke named Gleeson got scrubbed out from the trots didn’t he? Sinclair? Didn’t Mr Asia Terry Clark used to call himself William Sinclair? Hacker? Aren’t we all. Schweida? I reckon a […]
Doesn’t Every 7-Year-Old Improve By 50 Metres? – In a Trial
Seriously, this Sergeant Joe Conolly needs to go a bit easier on the spike if he want to avoid the attention of the authorities and the heat, because this is just getting crazy. Golden Year is a seven-year-old pacer who hasn’t won a race at its past ten starts. The fastest winning time that it […]
Hey Mum, Can I Pay You That 95 Grand After I Syndicate My Horse?
Summit Bloodstock is Jamie Durnberger-Smith and his business partner Jake Webster. They have come from the clouds in recent years to become the biggest harness racing owners by number of horses in Australia. It has been a remarkable rise from nowhere for a couple of lads in their early 30’s, that’s for sure. As often […]
The Greatest Form Turnaround Since Lazarus Got Up and Shook Jesus’ Hand
The four-year-old galloper I Am Fearless was, until Monday, a two start maiden. At his first start in December 2020 the gelding ran a 13.6 lengths 10th of 14 at Goulburn in a 1200m Maiden. Richard and Michael Freedman were his trainers at the time. After than run I Am Fearless was deemed not good […]
Better Camera Angles at Menangle Would Be Useful
KRUG NZ Stewards questioned driver Jack Trainor with regards to the horse breaking stride in the run to the first turn. Mr Trainor advised Stewards that the horse had become unbalanced when he was looking steer down the track and find a position in the running line. Mr Trainor further advised the he did not […]
This is How a Race Fix Works – And Why the Hills are Koalas
Want to know how a race fix at the trots works? Then watch this one above. Wayne Hill is on the odds on favourite Deadline. It is drawn in gate 2, and sails to the lead as expected. Hill’s sister Dani is on the second favourite Illawong Kim, drawn in gate 6. It comes across […]