Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
They say that everyone has a Doppelanger somewhere in the world. John Kanga’s is just up the road in Sydney. His name is Malcolm. He used to be the PM. Kanga and he have more in common than looks. Malcolm didn’t last very long either.
If there is one bloke in the world I would not like to be it is the Protected Witness giving evidence at the committal hearing of nine men charged with the murder of career criminal and ex-Mongol bikie gang member Shane Bowden. The reason that I wouldn’t like to be Protected Witness is not just […]
Many still believe that the recently and quite mysteriously departed Melbourne Racing Club Chairman John Kanga was the best thing ever to come along for the club. The 2025 MRC financial report tells a different story. Under Kanga’s first (and as it turns out only) year of leadership the club lost $17.3 million, something that […]
It seems that it may not only be the 1100m start point at Emerald that is more than a few meters short of where it should be. Based on times the 1000m start appears to be about a dozen strides short of where it should be as well. Sunnycoast won the 1000m Open at Emerald […]
The Stewards at Emerald on Saturday expressed concerns about the winner of the maiden running a time of 1.00.7, which was just outside the track record, and upon investigation discovered that there was no fixed marker to denote the 1100m starting point. They ordered that one be placed before the next race meeting at the […]
Barry mate it’s late 2025, this is not the breed that Handos and Dumesnys were breeding at Peak Hill a hundred years ago….. These are modern bred horses who are are high or fast class horses under the ratings system and are going to have to go to Menangle and be “on the bunny” from […]
A new-look summer carnival to be known as The Starlights is poised to provide a thrilling finish to the Queensland harness racing calendar. The summer carnival will feature four blockbuster nights at Redcliffe and Albion Park across November and December, with more than $1.7 million in prize money and bonuses on offer. Staged from November […]
Many in harness racing are puzzled as to why NSW trot trainer Brian Portelli hasn’t been stood down after his horse Red Sapphire threw a positive swab to Levamisole after winning a race at Penrith late last month. After all, Jack Trainor was stood down in June last year when his horse Manhattan threw a […]
Trainer Bernie Hewitt had the only three runners in the fast class trial at Bathurst on Monday. Two of them – the winner Royal Cruiser and the runner-up Jungle Dragon – equaled the track record in the trial. Hewitt’s other runner Our Goat ran 2/10th’s of a second outside it. The record of 1.50.6 at […]
The problems with small field sizes in North Island NZ harness racing continue apace, with this week’s cards at Cambridge and Alexandra Park further illustrating the magnitude of the issue. It is well known that to maximize wagering turnover on the trots races need to have a minimum of 8 race (preferably more) with 10-12 […]
