Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Inter Dominion was once the jewel in harness racing’s crown, a battle of attrition contested by the best horses from across both side of the Tasman, a gruelling contest of speed, grit, stamina and guts run over 4 races in 2 weeks for the coveted prize of being acclaimed the best horse in the […]
Everyone knows the story about how Jeff Fenech was robbed of the WBC super-featherweight title by crooked judges in his bout against Azumah Nelson Las Vegas in 1991. Until now though we didn’t know the story of Australia Nadel ‘Skinny’ Hussein being robbed of his own World title in a fight against Manny Pacquiao in […]
Skinny Hussein, now more than ever, wants those eight seconds back. Wants his soul returned, too. “Because that’s what was taken,” says the man who for 22 years has lived with one of the greatest rorts in Australian boxing history. A Sydney gym owner who way back in 2000 – back when he was 22, […]
32 Honolua Bay 27 Act Now, Mach Dan 26 Expensive Ego 25 Better Eclipse 24 Narutac Prince 23 Spirit of St Louis 21 Beyond Delight 20 Bundoran 19 Zeuss Bromac 18 Majestic Cruiser 16 Torrid Saint, Petes Said So, Wolf Stride ———————————————————————– 14 I Cast No Shadow, Bettor Call Me 13 Alta Orlando, Max Delight, […]
Heat 1- Pacers (Race 5) Mach Dan leads, I Cast No Shadow sits on it’s back, Expensive Ego lands in the death. Dan is going to be very hard to beat, and I don’t think Shadow can run him down up the lane over a mile. So the question is, can Ego out tough him […]
The New Zealand Racing Integrity Board claims to have conducted 47 700 veterinary inspections in the past 12 months. A lot of people over the years have claimed to see the Loch Ness monster too. It doesn’t prove that either is true. How could the vets from the RIB possibly have properly conducted 917 veterinary […]
Question One Where exactly did Chris Taylor’s mount Going To The Sun stumble at the 700m mark? Question 2 Is it acceptable for a jockey to ease their mount out of the race when are they in contention as a chance, in circumstances whereby an official vet could find nothing wrong with the horse? Question […]
Heat 1 There were just three runners under $10 in the market: Act Now, Expensive Ego and Mach Dan. Only one of them – the odds on favourite Mach Dan – was pre-race blood tested. Those outside the fave that were swabbed were: The Black Prince – $101.00 Focus Stride – $15.00 Crime Writer – […]
Ray Green We knew that Ray Green’s injury was far more serious than being reported, but there was no need to say so while he was in the Intensive Care Unit. Like everyone in racing, we are super pleased that Ray has pulled through, and on behalf of our readers wish him all for best […]
Senior steward on the ground in Birdsville told the inquiry they were not required to search the campsites of Austin or McMahon the morning after the image was posted on Twitter, despite having the power to do so. Rion Hitchener said former chief steward Peter Chadwick instructed him and fellow stipe Ben Cook not to […]
