Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
154. (1) If a horse breaks gait during a race, its driver shall take immediate action to avoid interference with other runners and without gaining an unfair advantage restrain the horse to its correct gait before rejoining the race without interference to another runner. Did not happen. Encipher did not break gait. 162. (1) A […]
Gee that Kiwi character Mark Jones goes good. Here, there and everywhere. On Friday night at Addington the bad little Jones boy won twice. One of them was Bella Buttons, the one time walker whose miracle transformation we have told you about before, with a grin on our face. Magic Mark and Bella – A […]
It’s got me stumped 🤔 https://t.co/NhBw4BPf8s — Darren Flindell (@hkdarren) June 16, 2023
Not a great start from the new Chairman On the subject of HRNZ press releases, I can’t be the only one that read with bemusement the one rolled out by incoming Board Chairman Phil Holden last Wednesday afternoon. It was as insulting to constituents – none of which elected him might I add – as […]
A group of loud individuals has been damning the deal that the NZ Govt struck with Entain to run the failing TAB in the Shaky Isles, There are the same group of people who six months ago were throwing verbal bricks at the TAB, and with pretty good reason in my view, for the people […]
Sekkie monkey copped a 2 week period on Tuesday. Poor girl. Gee the QLD Stewards are getting tough. What do the boys get? 2 weeks on the wagon? Oh gawd. I am glad I am not a trotter.
Chris Voak had 2 runners in the last race at Gloucester Park on Tuesday night. One of them was Per Adua Ad Astra, which opened up as the $1.22 favorite. There wasn’t a cent of betting for it. It blew out to $1.85 at start time. The other Voak runner was All Aussie Mach. It […]
The decision in the Currie appeal is due to be released by the QLD Racing Appeals Panel on Tuesday. It will interesting for sure. Will Boom-Boom be burnt at the stake, or will he live to fight another day? We will find out soon.
Last week on Friday the 9th of June we had a 3YO and over Free For All worth $30 000. Free For All means exactly what it says, a race for all comers 3 and over. It attracted just 4 runners, The quartet were rated NR 73, NR78, NR 103, and NR 120. They finished […]
Unlike the rest of Australia, WA harness racing has rejected the national ratings system and clings to a convoluted and near impossible to understand old fashioned handicap model based on weird mix of lifetime wins, recent earnings, and who knows what else. Read this at the the link below and see if you can work […]
