Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There was a protest 2nd v 1st in this race at Charlton yesterday. The grounds were interference in the home straight. I would have upheld it. The winner Royal Division definitely shifted off its line at around the 100m mark and came out underneath the second placed Kiss, causing that filly’s driver Mark Pitt to […]
Toby Edmonds yesterday was found guilty by NSW Stewards of injecting his horse Burning Bell within one clear day of a racing engagement. Edmonds was fined $3000. He was a bit unlucky. Burning Bell was set to race in the Mothers Gift at Grafton on the Thursday of the carnival. The horse was injected a […]
It was a good trick apprentice Amy Graham being asked to comment on the performance of Crymenotears in the third race at the Gold Coast yesterday Graham actually rode Fast Fusion in the race. Apprentice Jesse Townsend was on Crymenotears. When reports came about a ruckus in the saddling parade many thought it was some […]
If the images you see are any indication of the story, it appears that Ben Yole is not the only trainer who keeps his horses outdoor and uncovered in terrible circumstances. They do it in Aotearoa too. Robert Dunn is New Zealand’s leading trainer. He and his training partner Jenna Dunn, the wife of his […]
There are 26 race tracks in Victoria. They are expensive to maintain and race at, and most don’t bring in enough consistent revenue to make it worthwhile. The number of tracks will have to be reduced to about 10. To do that the tracks that remain will have to be centered in regions, and take […]
One simple way to read the balance sheet of an unprofitable business to find out what’s gone wrong is not to worry about the dollars, but rather to look at what percentage of the organisation’s income is spent on each category of expense. To get the real picture you need to look at the organisation’s […]
There are a lot of questions being asked about Ryan Wiggins ride on the favorite Lean Eagle in the 2nd race at Cairns yesterday, but surprisingly none of them by the Stewards. Wiggins just walked the even money favorite out of the gates and let it settle 4-wide in worse than midfield over the 950m […]
In 2015 Dale Monteith conducted an audit of harness racing commissioned by the Victorian State Government. Monteith made 18 recommendati0ns, which were accepted by the government and introduced. One of them was the reconstitution of the board. That resulted in Monteith shortly after being appointed as HRV Chairperson. Good recommendation that one. Here they are […]
By Danny Russell August 18, 2024 — 9.56am Harness Racing Victoria has been accused of a “monumental failure of governance” that led to the sport’s governing body losing control of its $100 million land asset at Melton. Angry stakeholders claim HRV has borrowed so much money to keep the sport afloat over the past five […]
