Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
THE GOOD The crowds. Wasn’t it great to see so many people at the Creek? It almost felt like the old days, or the possible ones ahead. The Lost Storm What a 3YO colt this is. He will give the Eureka a fair shake. Jack Callaghan’s drive on Mach Shard in the 1st What a […]
There is this old Damon Runyon story called All Horse Players Die Broke. I’ve republished it in the story below, but basically it’s all about how there a million ways in racing to get beaten. The story was written a century ago, but the truth of it has stood the test of time. We saw […]
It is during the last race meeting at Saratoga, and one evening I am standing out under the elms in front of the Grand Union Hotel thinking what a beautiful world it is, to be sure, for what do I do in the afternoon at the track but grab myself a piece of a 10-to-l […]
I greatly respect Tim ‘Tic Toc’ O’Connor as a harness racing enthusiast and author of stories about the sport, so this is not a personal sledge, but fair dinkum Tic Toc, are you for real? Now 1200m racing isn’t new to the sport – The Stampede dates back to 2004 and the Mercury80 to 2020 […]
When we bid for a slot in the TAB Eureka we promised to use it as a chance to take the sport outside of its bubble. That’s the very reason we approached Charles. He’s not just a sporting superstar and celebrity, he’s one with a genuine love of harness racing and he’s the perfect fit. […]
Just 3 months ago the former Kiwi pacer Swayzee, at that time trained by multiple Group 1 winner Tim Butt, was getting smashed in shit races all round. Betterthanarocket beat it on a Friday night at Albion Park. On Friday that horse ran around in a rating 70 race at Redcliffe. It ran a weak […]
This photo is taken just after Nathan Dawson tried to push out underneath Leap To Fame on the turn in the Blacks A Fake. Seconds after Dawson had punctured Dixon’s tyre, and wrecked any chance that Leap To Fame had to win the race. Which was a few seconds after Hot And Treacherous driver had […]
Watch these two races. The first is a very weak up to NR70 race at Redcliffe two months ago. Swayzee is the horse in the white and the maroon colors. It goes like a busted arse. https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/REC06042302.mp4 Swayzee gets bought by clients of Jason Grimson after that run, and is transferred to his stable. Two […]
