Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
These are the words of Catherine McDonald, HRNZ General Manager of racing, marketing and communications, as contained in a letter send to club officials yesterday explaining the reasons for the changes in the conditions of five of New Zealand’s major harness races, four of them Group 1’s (the Invercargill Cup is a Group 3, and […]
At a time when the sport is struggling and desperately needs unity to fight against oblivion, harness racing in New Zealand is being ripped asunder by internal fighting. Clubs are fighting clubs, associations are fighting associations, Auckland is fighting Cambridge, the North Island is fighting the South Island, we are fighting the scourge of drug […]
This is the head on of the protest in the last at Doomben last week. The horse in the red wins. The lime green runs second. And gets up on objection? How? You tell me.
The picture you see above is taken from a brilliant investigative story by the ABC about the life and crimes of wicked, sexually perverted child molester named Brother Stephen (Steve) McLaughin, and about the people who protected him. When I was a teenager getting abused at St Paul’s, McLaughlin was a boarding master at the […]
Scratchings Race 1: 4 PERFECT NIGHT OUT (22/7 1706) 5 THE UPRISING (24/7 1142) Race 2: 1 SAY NO NEVER (22/7 1539) 3 ART HEIST (25/7 0707) 5 AMISFIELD (25/7 0702) 6 AUTISSIER (NZ) (21/7 1010) 7 GODDESS OF PEACE (24/7 0937) 8 CHARMING SAM (25/7 0721) 9 SPRESSI (22/7 1443) 10 BETTY WHITEGOLD (22/7 2058) 11 MY MISS MOONPIE (24/7 1021) Race 3: 1 FREDDIE […]
I bet you have never seen a race replay like this before. It’s pretty cool if you are doing a tourism video. It’s just a shame if you had a punt. Which one are you on boy? The one with the white hat Dad.
Words are easy, words are cheap Much cheaper than our priceless land But promises can disappear Just like writing in the sand Treaty Yeah, Tony Now Treaty Yeah, Tony Now Remember Tony Dreger, the racist, abusive character that I wrote about yesterday who described people of colour as dumb stupid coconuts, and told me that […]
What a buzz the past few weeks have been in Queensland. Sure, the Albion Park track hasn’t been ideal, but the quality of horses and spirited racing have been outstanding. It points to a fantastic return to hosting the Inter Dominion for the Sunshine State next year. The last time Queensland hosted the Inter Dominion was […]
How good is Leap To Fame? This colt is a freak. He sat in the death in the Derby, and on the turn looked looked for all money like he was going to get run down by the good horse who had peeled off his back – Luke McCarthy, what a magnificent drive – but […]
