Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
At a time when progressive principal racing authorities such as Racing NWSW are implementing measures like travel subsidies to financially assist industry participants during this crazy time of war and rising fuel prices pushing costs through the roof, Harness Racing NSW has taken the opposite approach and slugged owners with an extra tax. Well not […]
The Board of HRNZ advises that our Chief Executive Officer, Brad Steele, has resigned from his position. Brad’s final day in the role and the office will be Friday 24 April, after which he will be returning to live in Australia. Brad has led HRNZ for nearly two years and has made a significant contribution […]
Keith From QLD did his arse on Saturday, while I was winning. So at end of the day I slung him $500 to have a bet on the trots, as he would me. That’s just what lifelong punter mates do. We’re a bit different than most people, and comfortable about it too. Keith knocked off […]
The Roma and Gympie race clubs have stepped up to help trainers offset their markedly increased fuel costs by offering them a travel subsidy to race at their meetings. As the Gympie club says it is not a huge amount of money they are giving, but for a small club with limited money and resources […]
The news just out of the city of the brown river snake is that Brad Steele has resigned as CEO of Harness Racing New Zealand. We alluded in a story on Friday night that this was going to happen, when we told you that Steele had been looking for a job back home in Brisbane. […]
Young QLD jockey Krysten Swaffer ticked up her 100th career win at Innisfail on the weekend. It is a great achievement. Good on her. May there be many, many more.
The race meeting at Innisfail in QLD went ahead today, with 5 races and just 21 starters, an average of 4.2 runners per race. $50 000 of racing industry money was spent on prizemoney for the meeting, plus who knows how much in expenses for Stewards, race day staff, broadcast fees, and the like. None […]
Craig Williams ride on Sir Delius in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday was sheer genius. The work 0f a master, who had d0ne his form and planned what he was going to do a long time before he did it. Williams knew that he was on a top class middle distance stayer, […]
This is the Callaghan Park track report that the Rockhampton Jockey Club posted to RISA at 7.45am on Sunday morning. Zero irrigation they say. How does that align with the previous day’s Stewards Report that said the sprinklers had intermittently come on and off between 6.30am and 10.30am the day before? It doesn’t obviuosly. If […]
Isn’t Leap To Fame an absolutely tremendous looking horse. As pretty as a picture. Just like Kay, Brittany and Trista. Sorry Kev and Grant. No disrespect. But I’m not sure about you. Stick to owning and training world champions chaps. Leave the looks to Larry and the girls. Photos by Angelique Bridson, another champion.
