Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I think the HRV stewards are getting a bit carried away with themselves by querying the improved performance of Night Safari to win the 3rd race at Mildura last night, and then subjecting the horse to a barrage of swabs. Night Safari didn’t improve its performance. It was just gifted the race. Trainer/driver Michael Riseley […]
We have written extensively over the past 3 months about the unacceptable dangers that the Bundaberg greyhound track poses to racing animals, and have repeatedly called for it to be closed down. As a direct result of our stories detailing the mass injuries – and in some cases deaths – suffered by dogs at the […]
The jungle drums just keep getting louder that the developer is not going to meet the 8 November deadline for payment of the final $90 million for the Franklin Training Centre. If they don’t, the Auckland Trotting Club is in a world of pain. Promises have been made to the club’s bankers. They’re owed $80 […]
Mister had been with trainer Garry Bignell for about a month coming into race 5 at Birdsville yesterday. It had been beaten more than ten lengths in both starts that it has had for him. The most recent drubbing was 6 days ago at Betoota over the 1200m, the same distance as yesterday’s race. Birdsville […]
Retired jockey James Winks was seen out earlier this week at the Breakfast Club in Prahran (pictured above) enjoying a convivial lunch with winning rider Ben Allen and others to celebrate Pinstriped’s stirring win in the Memsie. Perhaps it was a bit too convivial at that. Nothing good ever comes from getting on the turps […]
Hi Archie How are corporates losing money when they are screwing the arse out of punters with opening prices of 140%? And if we want to back a horse at a Country interstate meeting letting us on for $1.50. As well they restrict you to fifty cents on a trifecta & quaddie. Also betting $2.50 […]
Trot trainer John Livingstone was a well known face and fixture at harness race meetings around South-East Queensland and the Tweed for the better part of four decades, until his grief-driven retirement from the game about a dozen years ago in the wake of the tragic, far too early passing of his beloved wife and […]
At its previous start prior to last night the Seaton Grima trained and driven Go Oh Mickey had been sent out a $1.70 favorite in a weak NR55 mares race at Newcastle, which seemed a bit over the odds considering that it had beaten a similar class field the start before at the same track […]
Seaton Grima had two horses running in race 1 at Newcastle last Friday night, Supa Dupa Luce and Rakadan. Supa Dupa Luca was drawn gate 2, and on the back of an excellent second at Menangle behind the smart mare Sweet Coco at its first-up run in Australia it was sent out the $1.55 favorite. […]
Prizemoney, operating costs and staff numbers are the supply side of harness racing’s dilemma. The real problem though is on the demand side of the equation. Racing QLD CEO Jason Scott lays it out bare. The trots take up 45% of the time on Sky at night, but produce only 8 percent of the revenue. […]
