Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Meet Akuta, the best 3-year-old in New Zealand by panels. Today, just nine days into his classic year, he picked up a FFA field that included a horse (Shan Noble) that had run 3rd to Krug in a Group 3 last start and carried them. The time he went was 1.51.9. A just turned three-year-old. […]
While base Queensland metropolitan prizemoney levels continue to linger 25% percent below those in Sydney and Melbourne, is throwing half a million dollars at a 900 metre sales restricted race for 2-year-olds in mid-January really the best way to spend our scarce resources? I mean, who does this race actually promote? Gerry and Katie the […]
Campbell Rawiller is a Melbourne-based apprentice who is indentured to trainer Logan McGill. From March to June last year Rawiller spent three months in Sydney on loan to trainer Gai Waterhouse improving his experience and skills, but he returned to Victoria at the end of the loan period, and has been riding there since. The […]
It’s a rare feat that Central Queensland jockey Adam Spinks has achieved here. Sadly, it is ill deserved. Yes he breached the whip rule. But the reprimand was a bit harsh.
With the big New Zealand Standardbred yearling sales only a month away, I have nine tips for prospective buyers. Don’t buy high If you do, buy Krug Don’t follow Graeme Rogerson in. Don’t follow Ross Dallimore or Emilio Rosati in either. Do follow Jean Feiss and Cran Dalgety. Check your pedigrees properly, not how mugs […]
In the space of just five years betting turnover on greyhound racing in Queensland has increased by 233%. In 2016 it was $600 million. Today it is $1.4 billion ($1 400 million). During the same period turnover on QLD harness racing has increased just 40%, from $500 million to $700 million. According to the figures […]
Don’t start rushing down to the local pub tab to collect your winnings if you backed Atlantic King in the 8th at Canterbury last night, As usual, Tabcorp have stuffed it up. Here are the real results. They are brilliant this mob, aren’t they?
As you might remember readers, a mate acquired us a share in the micro-mega-minimal fractional race horse ownership rort MyRacehorse for a joke, and we decided to share it with you. We all have a thousandth each of the 10 000th share that he $150 bought us. One of our horses Tanto ran third on […]
Well there goes our weekend. Yesterday morning we wrapped up Old Town Road as the next NZ pacing superstar, which he is. We put our money where our mouth is and whacked the whole weekend’s bank on him each way. Of course he galloped in the score up and didn’t even make it to the […]
$2.00 + $61.00 + $34.00 = $97.00 $97.00 – $12.00 = $85.00 $100 per bet x 12 = $1 200.00 Profit on investment = $8 500.00 Interest rate = 708.33% No, this is not a Ponzi scheme or a con. It is how much money you have made backing the 1 in 4 Kid since she returned […]
