Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Perth Racing, the trading name of the Western Australia Turf Club (WATC), has launched a new initiative to lure punters to the track. The target audience are burglars, a preponderance of whom are known to love a bet. To give the balaclava wearing career criminals an incentive to come and join the carnival fun at […]
No Free Return Which leading Australian standardbred stud is presently the subject of a police complaint made by a disgruntled breeder? The breeder claims that the stud has defrauded them of $100 000 in service fees paid for mares who missed producing a live foal to the stud’s stallions. The mares were allegedly subject to […]
The champ has a name, and it’s “Gora Mermerby Escorpion!” That’s the name of the horse former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira drove to victory at a harness racing event in Argentina over the weekend, making this his second big win in two weeks. “Today I realized another great dream of mine, to win in […]
Australia’s favorite naked tipster has a rest after a long night studying the form for MooneyValley Dr Whiting is confident that we can start the day at the Valley tomorrow with a winner in her special Beast Mode. For those of us who follow the Doc’s selections let’s hope she is right. Bridal Waltz in […]
It has been drawn to our attention that there were significant changes made to the gear of Bold Medley Jujon prior to him running 1.49.97 for the mile at Albion Park today. The snaffle bit, extension, blocks, tail tie, chin rest and one legged spreader came off. An anti-choking device, a lugging bit and nasal […]
Hey Archie, It’s a well-known thing amongst trotting circles in QLD that getting a horse from the Grant Dixon barn is a goldmine. Historically, pretty much every horse goes on and improves dramatically. I can recall this being the second horse to leave his barn the past few months, the other one being ROCKSNGEMS. Since […]
The entry of Miss Emma in the Five Diamonds Preview at Randwick on Saturday is one of most ambitious shies at the stumps seen this century. Miss Emma has race 28 times for just two wins, one in a Maiden at Canterbury two years ago and the other in a Class 1 at Wagga in […]
The author and kids at Somebeachsomewhere in Paradise Hi Peter History repeats itself and lightning does strike twice. Everyone is talking about Bulletproof Boy beating Leap To Fame, reputedly the best horse in Australia if not the world, but they all forgetting that giant killing runs in the family. Bulletproof Boy is sired by Art […]
Bold Medley Jujon is a pacer who has gone around the track seventy times in official races, so his form is very well exposed. The fastest winning time that he had ever run before today was 1.54. It’s fastest time ever was 1.52.6 which it ran a year ago in a race at Albion Park […]
Declaration of correct weight was delayed to allow Stewards and connections of THE LOUVRE (1st place) & PUREZZA (2nd place) to view the official photo finish. After viewing the official photo Stewards were of the view that no margin was present between THE LOUVRE, originally declared 1st by the Judge, and PUREZZA, originally declared 2nd […]
