Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Tasmanian thoroughbred racing’s principal track at Elwick, Hobart has been a cluster duck since the wholesale reconstruction a couple of years ago that saw the ‘old fashioned’ grass grown in dirt course proper that had worked reasonably well for almost 200 years dug up and replaced with a ‘modern’ Strathayr sand-based track It has been […]
Engagement, Education, Enforcement. The QRIC loves its E’s. The much-loved, highly effective and widely admired as hard but fair Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) released it’s Annual Report today. The headline story is that they came in on budget with a little bit left, and are spending it on a celebratory function (i.e. big lunch […]
BY now you have probably heard the Shane Lewis story, or one of the terrible bit of it anyway. Former Olympic swimmer. Abused by a Swimming Australia funded elite performance coach. Told the peak body of the sport. They did nothing. Killed himself. Young kids left without a dad. It is tragic but all too […]
Dear Richard As you know I am very fond of you, and when you are in peak form hold you in high esteem as a racing writer. Sadly however mate you have been going about as good as Kubrick lately. Remember him? He won the first edition of that ridiculous million dollar wank of a […]
Queensland harness racing trainer Wayne ‘the Ningi Butcher’ Waltisbuhl is a man who believes in hope. The Ningi Butcher believes in the power of sons of Somebeachsomewhere as sires too. Who can knock him on either count? Somebeachwhere is the greatest or (if you are a Bettors Delight man) the second greatest pacing sire of […]
I have been raving about Kevin Seymour AM’s 2-year-old colt Leap To Fame for about six months now, and talking up his chances against the big guns of the south. Well today the moment has come. In race 6 at Menangle today, the second colts and geldings heat of the Breeders Challenge, Leap To Fame […]
Dani Hill had just kicked up in the death inside David Smith’s horse, and looked like going to the lead. Smith eased. When he did, Hill did too. David Smith couldn’t get in, so when Hill eased he came around again. Hill kicked up once more and held him out. D. Smith was not happy […]
https://youtu.be/5MLKDSMP0f8 Have you ever seen these videos on the Neds blog? This is one above. They are an absolute cracker. You can find them all here www.neds.com.au/blog/
Allow me to throw a statistic at you. Prior to last Saturday, only three 4-year olds had won The Metropolitan in the past 20 years. They were Glencadam Gold, Tawqueet and Railings. Both Tawqueet and Railings won the Caulfield Cup at their next start. Montefilia won the Metrop on the weekend after sitting three-wide no […]
James McDonald is a champion jockey, we all know that. Like all of he has his flaws off the racetrack, but they are not major, and they are not fatal. The young Malaysian jockey in New Zealand Yong Chew’s throat cancer might well be, all though we all hope not. Bloody hell, the poor kid […]
