Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Can anyone tell me exactly how the wins of the offspring of Captain Treacherous, Downbytheseaside, Sweet Lou and Shadow play afford a timely boost to the Australian standardbred breeding industry? Always B Miki does, because he stands the southern hemisphere season in Australia, but the other four? Give us a break. Captain Treacherous stands all […]
VIC – Stewards Supplementary Report Echuca – 31 May 2022 RACE 9 – APG OFFERS $2.2M IN PRIZEMONEY PACE (1755 MS) HRV Stewards have concluded an Inquiry which was opened following the running of Race 9- “The APG Offers $2.2M in Prizemoney Pace” into the circumstances of the race winner, Border Cross, obtaining a run to the inside […]
Veterinary Officers spend much of their time outdoors on race days, and protection from heatstroke is an important consideration. Dr Flynn says that a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, a neckchief and lots of water are essential items on race days. Dr Stacey Flynn, Chief Veterinary Officer QRIC – Safety Spotlight, 24 October 2022 I am sure […]
“These new guidelines will provide clear penalties for breaches of the whip rules,” said Mr Chadwick. “This will assist in providing greater consistency to the penalties applied and it’ll also ensure that riders are well aware of the potential penalties for any breaches of the whip rules. “The new guidelines will also significantly reduce the use […]
It was the night before Cup day, and all through the land Bookies were swinging satchels, taking bets on their online stands The prices were posted full of percentages set with care, In the hope that the punters would bet a fortune on a horse or mare The eager were up doing form and […]
It was only last week that we wrote about how driver Tim Williams was getting preferential treatment by the NZ Racing Integrity Board (RIB) stewards because his dad Brent Williams was a member of the RIB board, and by extension their boss, or one of them anyway. In that story we used the example of […]
Sometimes when I spot a blatant cheat in a race, my deep but healthy dose of cynicism about all things punt and racing leads me to look for the immediate dollar outcome rather than the one next week. That’s what I did when I wrote that Rod Lakey must have taken a First 4 when […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/vic/ECC31052209.mp4 Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole brought two horses all the way from Tasmania last night to race in the 9th at Echuca. One was Machavelli, a 7-year-old rating 37 mare who had won 5 of her 43 starts in the Apple Isle over the past 2 seasons. She was drawn in the one gate and driven by […]
Well I have to say that I have enormous trouble believing this one. Mach the Knife is an 8-year-old retired light bay gelding that was stood down from racing in February, and hasn’t graced a track since. Steeven is a 4YO darkish bay gelding. The don’t look a whole lot alike. Or at all really. […]
Ciaron Maher knows how to play the handicapping system for maximum benefit. All the top trainers do. Which makes me wonder whether Gold Trip is only in the Cup to avoid the compression of weights, and leave his other four – Grand Promenade (53kg), Smokin’ Romans (51.5kg), High Emocean (50kg) and Interpretation (50kg)- way down […]
