Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Race First Run 1861 Jim Pike’s Long Treble Phar Lap’s rider Jim Pike won three Derbies, 19 years apart. Pike won as an apprentice on Beragoon in 1913, then he rode Phar Lap to victory 16 years later in 1929, before landing his hat trick three years later in 1932 aboard Peter Pan. M0st Wins […]
Well in two weeks time we’ve got two $1 million trot slot races, both on the same day. One is run in the Waikato at the Cambridge track in New Zealand, the other takes place at Gloucester Park in Perth. There is no Catch a Wave, no Leap to Fame, no Merlin, no Captain Ravishing, […]
Sharp N Smart has drawn barrier 17 in the Australian Derby, No 3yo n the past 4o years has ever won the big one from that barrier. In that time only six horses have won from barrier 11 or wider. Who cares? This horse is a champion. Champions break rules. Sharp N Smart wins the […]
Times must be tough on the punt for the Butcher since Tommy Berry’s tips dried up. Or maybe some Porsche driving yuppie didn’t pay for his well aged whole side of Angus beef. Who knows? I’m sure the Butcher is innocent. He’s just a punter trying to collect what’s owed. If one of the Dib […]
Robert Famularo (right), accepting the trophy from New Zealand’s greatest ever Prime Minister John Key To All Clubs and Kindred Bodies In this open letter I wish to express my real concerns around the behaviour, transparency and competency of the current Board as a collective entity controlling our industry. As a majority, our Board and […]
In a surprise to most, Harness Racing NSW has -plumped for youth and appointed Glencore mining health and safety manager Peter Buckman as its new CEO to replace the retiring John Dumesny. Not a whole lot is known about Buckman, other than he keeps miners safe and that he was appointed out of the blue […]
There are some awful whispers coming out of the western districts about the predicament of the 6YO pacing mare Ellen Shannon. We are hearing that the mare went sore after her most recent 22m fourth at Bathurst six weeks ago, which followed on from her horrible 51.3 metre beating at the same track 16 days […]
Gai is correct that accidents do happen, but when footballers or racing car drivers suffer an injury in training they aren’t put down by injection with a lethal needle. And equine accidents seem to happen at a far greater rate to horses brought to Australia by Coolmore – which has been the subject of widespread […]
This is hard to believe, but rather than step back from the fire presently engulfing him, the accused race fixer and certain animal abuser Ben Yole has decided to stretch his wings further by expanding his operations into Adelaide. And the South Australian authorities have given him their blessing! Yole – who to the best […]
Devastating news.. unfortunately I'm Thunderstruck had to be euthanised this afternoon following arthroscopic fetlock surgery. He suffered a catastrophic knee injury whilst getting up after general anaesthetic. On behalf of all our owners and staff we are heartbroken. 💔 pic.twitter.com/jfH4pbIx7T — Price Kent Racing (@MickPriceRacing) March 30, 2023
