Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Here’s the rub. In any ‘normal’ race, it’s naturally expected that every combatant is there to win. That’s not so natural here. The goal, you see, is based on accumulation; point accumulation. Blazing out on night one, showing all your cards and playing all your aces may sound fun; but it’s equally likely to prove […]
I’m gonna make it to heavenLight up the sky like a flame(Fame)I’m gonna live foreverBaby, remember my name(Remember, remember, remember, remember)(Remember, remember, remember, remember) Irene Cara sang these words in the unforgettable song fame. She was wrong about living forever. Yesterday at age 63 Irene Cara died. We are all going to some day. And […]
Craig Newitt is a once good jockey who has been eaten from the inside by his own demons and the corruption of character and judgement that always comes with it. Newitt wants to blame the wind for his mount Poland’s failure. It’s a load of crap. Jigsaw cut the breeze the whole way outside the […]
The men who sold the world I think they should go join another club, because they’re never going to be happy. Auckland Trotting Club president and cheap watch salesman Jamie MacKinnon’s view about members who take an interest in the affairs of their club, and ask simple questions about the disappearance of huge swathes of […]
Heat 1 ID21 runner-up Expensive Ego was run of this race by far. He sat in death second-up and nearly won in a time 2.6 seconds faster than they ran in either of the other heats, and the improvement that he is going to gain from the run is scary. Mach Dan led and was […]
How frustrating must it be to own a horse like Bruckner, who ran 2nd to Home Affairs in the Coolmore and hasn’t been able go a yard ever since? Well to be fair he’s only had one run – yesterday at Caulfield – but my God he was awful. Bruckner had an operation or operations […]
Is this starter blind or just bent? Keep your eyes on the horse no 8 in the Robert Dunn colours, black red and white. Watch how he flies through the tapes and fires away. This is supposed to be a standing start race. That horse wasn’t stop then going. He was sprinting as the starter […]
From Princess to Warrior Queen: B. Graham above and below, half an hour apart. Brittany’s the most versatile broadcaster in sport. One of the best too. Heat One The two best square gaiters in the race ran 1-2, but the question is which was the better run? Neither in my opinion: Just Believe and Queen […]
N. Jack with his ID22 heat winning photos on the wall behind him Nathan Jack is a genius. Just ask him, he will tell you. Don’t be sure that he is telling the truth though. Great drivers get drives in Inter Dominions. Nate hasn’t got a cart to sit on in the heats of the […]
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