Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Maurice McKendry MZNM (Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, an honours title) is one of NZ’s greatest drivers, as his ten premierships and almost 3500 career winners prove. He is adornment to the game, a wonderful man who gives back to the sport that gave to him, and he is universally admired, including […]
Have you ever wondered where the expression ‘dash’ that criminals and coppers alike use to describe those with huge hearts and guts came from? Banjo Patterson was the man who brought it into the lexicon, and It came from right from the place where I grew up and went to school. Geebung, Isn’t it great […]
Anyone who knows anything about boxing has heard of the Thrilla in Manila, and most non-boxing people have too. But how many have watched the 14th round? I’ve seen some great fights in my time, and some brilliant rounds. But never have I seen such courage as this. Frazier and Ali were gone to the […]
The horse here in yellow that falls at Newcastle last night is driven by Jake Hughes. He takes a terrible fall when he cops the backlash from severe interference in front of him. Hughes falls directly into the path of the horse in the blue and orange driven by Matthew Harding. If Harding’s reflexes hadn’t […]
Can anyone explain to me how Harness Racing NSW could have ‘reluctantly reduced staffing levels following the onset of COVID-19’, as reported in its Annual Report to Parliament, when the staff numbers for the last three years actually look like this: 2019 – 41 employees 2020 – 38 employees 2021 – 43 employees Would you […]
Brett Holman was a brilliant soccer player (footballer) who played in the Dutch and English Premier Leagues, and earned 63 caps for the Socceroos, including the 2010 World Cup where he scored two goals against the best defenders in the world. At the tail end of his career he came back to Australia and signed […]
The feature piece on apprentice rider Alisha Ross that you see in the photo at the top is published in the December edition of Race Magazine, the Racing Queensland publication that we old timers used to know as the calendar. There is a slight problem with the timing. Two months ago at the start of […]
1. The Absent On-Course Farrier Why was there no farrier on the track at Dubbo for the 2nd round of heats on Saturday night? After all, shoeing issues are one of the major things that can arise before a start and cause it to be held up. When one of the horses in the heats […]
Lotamuscle NZ underwent pre and post race veterinary examinations at Bathurst last night after sustaining lacerations to its neck in float incident prior to the 1st round of Inter Dominion heats at Menangle as previously advised in HRNSW Integrity Release dated Friday 26thNovember 2021 and Stewards Report from that Menangle meeting. After examination it was […]
