Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Cyclone Jeter was a very smart race mare who won 9 from 13 after coming over from New Zealand to the Anton Golino barn, including a victory over subsequent Group 1 winners Maori Time and Sundons Courage. She wasn’t so good at stud though, not for her first three seasons anyway when she missed every […]
We all know harness racing at Mildura has always been red hot – think Rod Weightman and the Cramps – and nothing’s changed. You only need to look at Jack Laugher’s drive on the odds-on favorite Wattaflynn in race 5 last night to realize that. Wattaflynn is a fast beginner, and from gate 2 with […]
We discussed the head to head betting rules of different bookmakers in an earlier article, but the real big question is this. Is head to head betting on Victorian races actually legal? The types of bets that can be placed on Victorian races are prescribed in the Club Bookmakers License Rules and in the Standard […]
We’ve noticed a number of people posting on social media recently their complains about having placed a ‘winning’ Head to Head bet on a horse race and not being paid. In each case the horse they backed finished well back in the field but beat the horse that they had backed it to beat home. […]
One of the great problems with corporate bookmaker licensing around Australia is that the bookies are allowed by the regulators to apply their own unique scale of deductions in the cases of a late scratching/s. This is unnecessary and unfair to punters – there should be a single national scale of deductions that is mandatory […]
Story by SA Harness Racing (Not Censored) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1167640017511875/. The views expressed are strictly those of the author. This document is written in regards to changes which need to be made to the present Southern X Series for it to survive and thrive. There needs to be incentives to breed and race young horses in our […]
A little noticed rule change was introduced in Victoria in late June that alters the way certain alleged rule breach offences by participants are dealt with by the authorities. Prior to the change the following offences were deemed ‘serious offences’ and were heard and determined directly by the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) as the decision […]
It’s not rare by any means, but seeing pacers break 26 seconds for their final quarter is by no means common either. That’s why it was quite remarkable that so many horses on both sides of the Tasman ran under that time it in the space of just 28 hours on the weekend was so […]
Remember the husband and wife Noble training team in the USA? The ones who have been achieving such incredible results with tried horses that most tracks in America are refusing to accept their horse’s nominations due to the strong suspicion (certainty) that their trainers are doping them with unlawful but as yet undetectable in swabs […]
Stood down South Australian harness racing trainer jokes about his green thumb and hydro setups in this interview with Piranha Media’s Rocky Butterworth late last year, before laughing off the rumors of his being involved in drugs by saying ‘give us a spell’. Sadly if you believe what the Victorian Police say, Luke O’Neill was […]
