Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
John Shiels has been in the trot game a long time. He trains out of the Wagga Showgrounds. His daughter Kim does too. Their beloved son and grandson also keeps his pony at the showground stables. These people are the grassroots of harness racing, salt of the earth people who participate because they adore their […]
Trot trainer in trouble Neville Hargraves doesn’t bet. The same as steward Shaun Snudden doesn’t stop at servos to buy pies. Just ask Nev. He will tell you. Nev’s memory obviously isn’t that good any more. Ask him about the night he backed a horse from 66-1 into 2-1 at Harold Park. He will tell […]
If you are going to pull over to drench your horse on the way to the races, then the Ampol Service Centre at Pheasant’s Nest isn’t the place to do it, for it gets a thousand cars every hour stopping there and the odds are that one of them might be a Steward, the last […]
NSW driver Jack Brown was stood down on Monday for failing to provide a urine sample when required to by the Stewards who were random drug testing at the Goulburn meeting. It turns out though that Brown did actually provide a sample, one that was of less volume than outlined in the collection guidelines provided […]
Do you remember the story ‘Taking The Piss’ that we wrote a few weeks back about driver Jack Brown and the switched urine sample at Goulburn? Taking the Piss – Jacko Stooges the Stewards by Pulling the Old Switcheroo Well we didn’t name the fellow driver who provided Brown with a sample of their urine […]
Dear TROT TRAINER, We are writing to inform you that we have recently signed an agreement with Wagga & District Greyhound Racing Club Ltd. We regret that, as a result of this agreement, effective from 1st January 2025, we will no longer offer harness trainers stabling and track use at the Showground. This should come as […]
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (‘QRIC’) has been advised that a licensed racehorse trainer has been arrested and charged by Queensland Police for criminal offences. QRIC Commissioner Catherine Clark advised that the participant’s licence has been suspended immediately. “QRIC’s role is to maintain the integrity of racing. Therefore, the trainer has been stood down from […]
Not sure whether race day coitus is covered in the rules as a “raceday treatment” it’s certainly not spelled out as such, but it does effect physiology but not as a “blood boost” during the post coital period. It’s not post coital elation, more post coital relaxation Ejaculation during intercourse in males causes a drop […]
RE: Your story about Tambo’s Justice You can’t honestly be serious calling for the stewards to query a performance off a barrier trial can you Archie? A barrier trial run at catch weights with a stone saddle, set of steel shoes, no gear worn, no betting, no prizemoney and no rules around running and handling […]
This is the replay of the last at Tauranga on Saturday. Keep your eyes on the kid riding the scooter. He tries his hardest to take on and beat the horses, but its no contest. Dad needs to get him a faster two wheeler for Xmas if he’s to be competitive next year. The game […]
