Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Kiwi harness racing writer Brad Reid is a relative newcomer to the sport, who first became involved less a decade ago. In that time though he has fallen it with the trots like many of us, and has become a passionate enthusiast and advocate for our great game. Sadly though, like a lot of us, […]
We have written often about the NZ Racing Integrity Board’s strengths and weaknesses. With good reason the themes of these stories have been 10-1 the weakness way, and we are probably going soft on them at that. The treatment of driver Tim Williams, whose dad is on the board – and therefore the Stewards and […]
Oh man I hope I live long enough to see another Winx, but having had the rare joy of seeing two of Australia’s greatest three horses in my lifetime, and another three of the top ten, sadly I very much doubt it. When you’ve watched the careers of the greatest two horses that the world […]
If you ever had any doubts that James McDonald is the best rider in the world, then cast them aside and wash your mouth out with soap. The Longines world ranking spell it out clearly, so that every knocker or patriot across the world can understand. These ratings are devised from the results of the […]
John ‘JC’ Catton is well known to readers of this site as my favourite greyhound trainer. He’s not really, but his brother’s a big bastard and doesn’t like me after a wee story I wrote about his close friend Desleigh, and wouldn’t mind giving if pressed (and fast enough), so I suck up JC to […]
I appreciate that Racing QLD’s media man is only a young bloke, and that he is probably quite new to racing and learning on his feet. But when you are going to make bold assertions about who has and hasn’t held both gallops and trots training licenses you should know your facts, especially if you […]
We’ve written quite a few times about Louis Grasso, the corrupt US vet who supplied illicit performance enhancing dope thousands of time to trainers over a decade or more, and was responsible for a whole lot of racehorse deaths along the way too. Louis the Sly got sentenced this week. We won’t be seeing him […]
The Stewards report into the Luke Tarrant fall at the Sunshine Coast last week has been finalised. It was no-one’s fault that Tarrant fell they found. And Shane Dye didn’t get Veandercross beaten in the ’92 Caulfield Cup either. Puhlease. The title says it all. You can read out earlier story about the fall at […]
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to our 67th AGM of the VHRC. Enjoy it, for he have too many years like the last few there won’t be many more) Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the contribution that both Rob and Kelly have made to our Club, we cannot thank you enough for […]
Almost thirteen years after Tabcorp Park, Melton became the metropolitan home of Harness Racing in Victoria, its finally happening. In early 2023, the VHRC will finally have a proper members facility to entertain its membership base on metropolitan race nights, located right near the winning post at Melton. The new and modern VHRC Owners Room […]
