Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The QRIC has issued an industry notice telling us who can and can’t punt, or to more precise just who can’t. None of these people listed are allowed to have a bet at a race meeting that they are working at: Steward Veterinary Surgeon Handicapper Judge Starter Clerk of the Course or Clerk of the […]
The Sunshine Sprint was a tremendous race, and the Janitor was outstanding. But not as good as Don Hugo. The form guide says he got beaten by a bit, but gee he was unlucky. McCarthy got snagged 2 behind the horse in the 1-1 that had a heart attack, and lost his position, a couple […]
The most remarkable thing about the swab testing regimes employed by principal harness racing associations around Australia is that, with the possible exception of NSW, virtually none of them are taking hair samples from horses. I don’t know why this is the case, but not taking specimens of hair means that Stewards in every State […]
Dr Georgia Whiting PhD is a health professional, but the way she tips winners she really should be a professional punter. You can be too if you follow her expert opinions. Here is how our favorite naked tipster went on the weekend. Race 1 The Doc tipped the first four horses over the line and […]
Zac Purton reckons that if he had remained in Australia instead of going to Hong Kong to chase the gold he would today be the James McDonald of the Sydney scene. What a tosser. The closest that Z. Purton ever got to winning a Sydney Premiership was in seasons 2005/06 and 2006/07 when he ran […]
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to an animal. What Rob Waterhouse is saying in posh wank language is that horses aren’t people, so stop treating them like they are when it comes to heat stress. The issue Waterhouse and his wife Gai are referring to is Racing NSW’ announcement that it […]
See the advertisements above and below that popped up on my Facebook feed today? These ads are illegal in every State of Australia. Offenders can be prosecuted. They should be too, for these are absolutely deliberate breaches of the law. Note that neither advertisement offering the inducements for punter to open an account has a […]
The NSW Greyhound Welfare Integrity Commission is taking a hard line against trainer who make their dogs disappear without trace into thin air, and quite rightly too because we all know where dogs that disappear go, and it ain’t any place where they are still barking or breathing, and that is no good at all. […]
There is no better example of the vagaries of the National Ratings system employed in harness racing and its inherent unfairness than the first race yesterday at Menangle. It was trotters race for square gaiters rated up to NR 55, and the field it threw up was a dog’s breakfast. At one end of the […]
South Australian reinsman ‘Super’ Mario Borg has had a wretched luck in the cart this year, with the horses that he has driven seemingly being checked or galloping or managing to find some other misfortune every time that Super’s gone around. It’s that terrible run of luck that saw him line up behind the mobile […]
