Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Oisin Murphy is a brilliant rider, a real star in the saddle, as most Australians who witnessed him ride out here as an apprentice will attest. Murphy is also a supreme competitor who works by the “Do whatever it takes” to win philosophy made famous by former Labor Senator Graham Richardson. Leading UK trainer William […]
Less than three months ago the QRIC issued a bulletin to all harness racing participants advising them that under no circumstances were children to enter the restricted areas of a racetrack, including the birdcage area and tie-up stalls. This below is what the Stewards said, and it makes perfect sense too, both from a health […]
Harness Racing Restricted Zones Off-Limits to Underage Person Recent observations at harness racing meetings have raised serious concerns regarding underage and unlicensed persons being present in restricted areas such as tie-up stalls. Restricted areas are off-limits for valid reasons. In simple terms, it is unsafe for individuals without the proper experience and licensing to be […]
Look at what happened to this poor bugger in New Zealand’s capital city this morning. They don’t call it Windy Wellington for nothing. Up, up and away!
This podcast by professional punter Kingsley Bartholomew is well worth a listen by punters large and small.
By Max Presnell maxpresnell.com/2025/10/20/a-weekly-review-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-39/ Disclaimer – The views expressed are Super Max’s, not our own The GOOD and BAD centres around Peter V’Landys and Racing New South Wales while the UGLY is Sir Delius with undertones of the sensational Tulloch withdrawal from the Melbourne Cup. Obviously Saturday’s The Everest at Royal Randwick, a dazzling promotion […]
Today’s meeting at Kyneton has been abandoned due to the state of the track after just one race. Which is bizarre given that they were racing on a Good 3 track and there was no storm or other unexpected weather event. It was a surprise to see the horses throwing up such big clods of […]
Hi Peter, Regards metric miles. The correct conversion of a mile to metric is in meters = 1609.344m. So in the old language the King Charles III is still a foot short or there abouts of a mile. How about just getting a imperial tape measure if they actually understand that language? Cheers Barossa Bill
You didn’t really expect the stewards to penalise Cam for running over a few pegs in the Vic Cup did you? They didn’t penalise him for hocking Swayzee in the Hunter Cup remember, so why start now? That was also blatantly obvious on the video. https://peterprofit.com/exclusive-cam-hart-hocks-swayzee-to-victory-in-the-a-g-hunter-cup/ It would seem Cam Hart can do no wrong […]
Now there is something you don’t see every day. An uncontested protest. Cody Cole (pictured above on our left), the trainer of the 4th horse over the line Nomad, took one look at the Stewards footage after the rider of the 5th horse fired in an objection and immediately threw in the towel. Cole told […]
