Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Have a look at this race at Tamworth this afternoon will you? The winner is an eight-year-old mare that had never won a race in faster time than 1.56.1 in six seasons of racing and 131 starts. Today she went 1.55.0. About 20 meters faster. Guess who owns her. Jason Grimson, his locked up mate […]
Cluden Park, a place like no other. Ain’t that the truth. The races in Townsville were abandoned today after a 40mm deluge of rain flooded the back straight. That’s the official story anyway, and in part it is true. After that amount of rain the track almost certainly wouldn’t have been safe to race on, […]
By Garrick Knight: Harness Xpress The financial situation at Cambridge Raceway is dire, according to the acting Board Chairman and other sources with knowledge of the club. “It’s not great,” confirmed Andrew Neal, when asked about the club’s financial position. Neal has only recently joined the Cambridge Board but a recent health setback for Chairman […]
Now I want to be crystal clear from the start, just in case the hyper aggressive NSW lawyer for the ice addicted woman basher Andrew O’Keefe decides to to channel a crystal ball reader and calls me folksy. It is not true of course, but even if it were it would be better than being […]
A former Racing Victoria investigator resigned from the organisation, in part, due to frustrations about the alleged lack of a thorough investigation into the first cluster of Formestane positives. Betsy has spoken to the former employee of RV’s integrity department, who asked to remain anonymous. The investigator made a series of bombshell claims, including: – Several […]
I’m old and have been around a long time, so I have seen plenty of Oakleigh Plates. This one on the weekend is the most ordinary edition that I can ever recall. Some of great champions have won this race over the years. Malua, who won this race, the Newmarket Handicap, the Australian Cup, the […]
Stewards concluded an adjourned inquiry into an incident which occurred passing the 200 metres in Race 6 at Doomben on 7 February 2026 involving Jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor, the rider of RAMP IT UP. After considering evidence and submissions regarding RAMP IT UP’s previous racing mannerisms, Jockey Wilson-Taylor was charged under AR 131(a) careless riding, the […]
How good are the TAB? Not. At 2.15 on Wednesday the screenshot you see on the left was their comment about Point Barrow ‘s chances in the Oakleigh Plate. The horse they have favorite at $3.10 to win the race. This looks too tough too they said. By 5.30pm their opinion had changed. Now all […]
Dostoevsky (pictured above) wrote Crime and Punishment, and Demons too. It’s all just Russian to me. Every gambler knows That the secret to surviving Is knowing what to throw away And knowing what to keep ‘Cause every hand’s a winner And every hand’s a loser And the best that you can hope for Is to […]
