Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Dear Archie, A musing more than a criticism tonight. The last race at the TAB meeting at Home Hill yesterday saw significant interference to 8 of the 9 horses. The only horse not interfere with jumps from gate 1, lobs in front and wins. Now, stewards may not have considered these points. Or had consideration […]
Not content with scooping the pool in Tasmania and running 3rd in the Victorian premiership with nary a runner rated over NR60 in either, Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole has decided to head to NSW to rape the prizemoney there too. What you see is race 2 at the $15 million track at Wagga on Friday night. […]
Food or school: Harrowing choice facing Qld families The return of school will add significant financial stress to Queenslanders, with some schools charging thousands of dollars for uniforms and supplies… Queensland families are being forced to choose between food, rent and fuel over rising school costs, new data from The SmithFamily reveals. Cost-of-living pressures are […]
The full decision of the Tasmanian Racing Appeals Board to uphold the appeal of Anthony Bullock against his conviction for live baiting can be found at the link below. Click to access Appeal%20No.%2010%20of%202023-24%20-%20Bullock,%20Anthony%20-%20Reasons%20for%20Decision.pdf In summary, our observations are that: the Stewards stuffed up so did the pathologist who examined the pademelon tail found on the […]
6 – I Am Invincible Australia’s modern day answer to Sir Tristram blitzed the sale, with six lots selling at a million or above. Given his continuing outstanding record of success, why wouldn’t they? He’s not Australia’s no 1 sire for nothing. 4 – Snitzel The champion sprinter turned sire once owned by incarcerated cocaine […]
In short: Tasmania’s top greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock has had a lifetime ban quashed after he was found guilty of being found in possession of an animal tail which could be used as a lure, in contravention of racing rules. An appeal board found it unproven the trainer knew the tail of a native marsupial was […]
The driver of the 2nd horse in the last race at Ashburton protested against the winner for alleged interference in the run home. Hope’s objection was dismissed, and rightly so, for it had no hope. When you drive up inside a leader’s wheel and get your own locked it’s driver error, not interference. Ben Hope […]
We told you last week about the weanling colt that the bankrupt water thief during a drought Dean Baring’s family company Traxion Management Services paid $2000 for at last year’s Magic Millions sale, and was selling 12 months later as a yearling. They sold the little fella alright. For $70 000. The buyers were NZ […]
16 January 2024 , News Harness Racing New Zealand would like to remind everyone in the sport that last week’s draft dates calendar is just that – a draft. Since it was released there has been an outpouring of comment, and in some case strong criticism, with many believing the new calendar is set in stone. […]
New Zealand harness racing has been struggling for years. Breeding numbers have dropped, there aren’t enough races, the sport in the north island is collapsing, field sizes are too high in the low grade races and too low up the classes, and owners and trainers are selling or exporting their stock to Australia or the […]
