Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Watch this. It’s race 1 at Nelson in New Zealand yesterday. Blair Orange in on the leader. Fast forward to the 1 minute mark which is when they are on the turn coming in for the bell. Watch what Orange does. How the hell did he know that James Cagney was going to zoom around […]
Now I am no mathematical genius, but I did get taught numbers at Geebung State School by some pretty smart teachers. They taught me that 7 is less than 11. Less by 4 seconds. So if a Tasmanian policy of racing that has the force of a rules says that a horse MUST qualify in […]
Objection On Wednesday 11th January 2023, stewards of the Office of Racing Integrity received two written objections to Hes Ideal being permitted to start in the Harding’s Hotmix Devonport Cup. The objections were lodged pursuant to Australia Harness Racing Rule(AHRR) 175(1): ‘A person who questions the eligibility of horse to start in a race may […]
That’s Johnny in the hat, the pineapple guy `I have a vague suspicion that I was at Johnny Catton’s 7th or 8th birthday party, although I’m not quite sure about it. I do know that I was at his 53rd birthday party today, even though I was 2000km away. (Don’t believe him when he tells […]
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=CH130123 Yes caller Auber. I totally believe it. Come in spinner. Thanks for coming.
There was a $1.12 favourite in race 5 just run at Charlton. It had been backed from $1.50 into the $1.12 early to distort the market. I heard a whisper that it was off. So I backed the only other 4 chances on the race, all bar one at double figure odds. I made a […]
In this article from the great Kiwi trotting weekly publication Harness Xpress, the ever excellent and astute NZ racing writer Brian De Lore hammers home the huge problems with the NZTAB that are currently sending racing on a fast slide down to nowhere, except perhaps oblivion. Our views are shared at the end. We encourage […]
If the Emma Stewart trained pacer He’s Ideal is truly eligible to start in this weekend’s Devonport Pacing Cup, then I’ll eat my hat. On fair read of the Tasmanian control body the Office of Racing Integrity’s rules and policies it can’t possibly be. Here are the reasons why, spelled out in clear terms. 1. […]
The APG Board and Management would like to congratulate all the VHRC/APG Yearling Sales voucher winners. APG can confirm that the voucher will be honoured and will be able to be redeemed at either the 2023 APG Queensland or WA Yearling Sale in accordance with the specified T&C on the VHRC website. The voucher is not […]
The well known Sydney harness racing family the McDowell’s are no slouches when it comes to the training game. The family have won a host of Group 1 and other group and listed races with their horses over the years, including all the juvenile features across two states with their champion filly of the 1980’s […]
