Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In a move that will shock no-one who reads this site, Tasracing has today terminated the employment of recently appointed Thoroughbred Chief Steward Martin Knibbs. As we reported on the day Knibbs – formerly a Senior Steward in QLD – was still in his probationary period when he arrived at the track to officiate at […]
Dear lan, The new racing season has begun, but not without its challenges. As a collective group of Western Australia’s leading thoroughbred trainers, we are increasingly frustrated by the current state of the industry and, more importantly, deeply concerned about its future direction. While there are many issues at play, our greatest disappointment lies in […]
What a great night of racing it was at Melton on Saturday night, all the fun of the fair. The Derby heats were just fab. Here is how they rolled. HEAT ONE – DERBY The first heat was always going to be a very tactical affair after the top two fancies Hesitate and Fox Dan […]
What a weekend it was for Barry Purdon. First he returns to race driving for the first time in 6 years under the Friday night lights at Alexandra Park and marks the occasion by steering Higher Power home a winner. It was like Big Ba had never been away from the bike at all. Then […]
For someone who for a long time has been touted as a millionaire financier and self-made success story the recently departed in mysterious circumstances for MRC Chairman John Kanga sure does run a very strange business. Metropolitan Capital is Kanga’s primary business vehicle. It advertises on its website that it is a specialist finance and […]
Story by our friend the great UK racing writer Will Jones, author of The Black Horse is Dying, Greed Corruption Exploitation Injustice We have paused The Black Horse Newsletters to complete the third book in The Black Horse Trilogy. BEHIND EVERY FORTUNE LIES A CRIME will be published in early 2026. Following the first two […]
Yep too slow was what I thought too Mind you I’ve always reckoned Dixon could lose a few pounds…….fat or muscle it’s not doing him any favours……..especially against the lithe bodies of Herbie and the other young gun drivers who also lean back to reduce the wind resistence and take a touch of weight of […]
The much vaunted World Tote Pool is a dud. All you need do is look at the odds in the four-horse Might And Power Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday to understand the truth of that statement. Treasure The Moment started at $1.65 with Ladbrokes and Neds. It went off at $1.30 on the World Pool. […]
If you thought Treasure The Moment being beaten at odds-on in a 4 horse field at Caulfield on Saturday was a shock, then you hadn’t seen anything yet. You had to head out an hour west to the trots to see the real deal in the super surprise stakes. Leap To Fame was chasing ten […]
Four Harcourts real estate franchises in New Zealand are being prosecuted by the Commerce Commission for alleged cartel conduct related to price fixing. Guess who works for one of the franchises? None other than our very own The Canary. It seems that this bloke just can’t avoid courting controversy. What’s that they say? Never trust […]
