Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
What you are about to read in this and the stories to follow are the transcripts of discussions between corrupt then recently resigned HRNSW Stewards Matthew Bentley (now deceased) and Paul O’Toole, who was arrested 3 weeks later and was subsequently jailed. In what became known as the Green Light affair, both stewards had been […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/wa/GPM09052503.mp4 The drive of Shane Young on Wonderful To Fly in the G3 WASBA Breeders Stakes at Gloucester Park on Friday night was very strange indeed. Young led on the fave from gate 1, but at the bell with two laps to go he meekly handed up the front to the second favorite Penny Black […]
Carter Dalgety wears his hair weird so no-one can see if he has a brain Weight stops trains they say, but I can stop weight. The Cooler one of my mates calls me, and perhaps he’s right, for yesterday I put the cool on Carter Dalgety well and truly. Readers will be aware that I […]
Archie Nothing “wrong” with Seymour buying the slot at a premium as selling the slot at a premium was one on the marketing tool used for the concept in the beginning, only I think it was intended for on the eve of the race, not for profit making on ballots for getting slots in the […]
There have been some interesting developments in recent weeks relating to harness slot races. Kevin Seymour, who missed out on buying a 3-year slot in the Protostar in a ballot, has purchased the slot previously owned by Anthony Vugec. Keen to secure a slot so the 2yo that bought by his grandson Ben Seymour in […]
@aholz9 Another successful day racing 🏁 🐎 #beautifulday #horsesoftiktok #thoroughbred #racing #winner #dangerous #jobs #fast ♬ original sound – NYRA The video you see above was posted by the Chair of the Stewards panel at Gordonvale yesterday Ashleigh Holzhauser, who posts as Ashleigh Rose. The footage featured in the post is of the horses running […]
What the hell was Mark Zahra thinking on Giga Kick in the Goodwood? He took it straight out to the rear after the start from the wide barrier 12, and probably didn’t have much choice. But Zahra certainly did have a choice about when he made his run on Giga Kick and he left it […]
There are some major things about the advertisement calling for expressions of interest to buy the Auckland Trotting Club’s training centre and land at Pukekohe. 1) The call for expressions of interest was not put out until 7 April This makes no sense. The ATC members are paying interest of around 6% on the $80 […]
7 Apr 2025 A strategically located development site in the rapidly growing location of Pukekohe is available for purchase and offers developers the opportunity to acquire a major landholding that has scope for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. The 35.2ha freehold site is spread across multiple titles and is situated at 240-242 Station Road and 27 […]
The picture you see at the top is the start of race 5 at Gordonvale (near Cairns) yesterday. It’s obvious the barrier – which is occupied by Brand New – has malfunctioned and opened early. Now take a look at the video of the start and thereafter below. The jockeys all took hold thinking that […]
