Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Keith From Queensland, who was watching the Channel 7 coverage of ID26 because he bought a huge flash TV with a recent win and was too pissed to drive to the TAB, rang me several times on Saturday night, often disturbing me mid stroke to another sling for a bet root* by asking “Who is […]
The national anthem was sung prior to the ID26 final by Brooke McMullen. Hollywood John’s granddaughter (pictured above together) and Leader Peter and Nathan and Mitch Dawson’s cousin. Brooke is a Dolly Parton impersonator by trade. It showed. What a shame she wasn’t singing the Star Spangled Banner. We all might have all enjoyed it […]
Hey Archie, I agree that Grant Dixon made a mistake, however I think it was at the start when he could have gone inside Max Delight instead of following him, watch it again you will see. Here is the biggest disappointment of the night for mine. People were being turned away at the gate. We […]
Leap To Fame covered an additional 45m more than the 2638m journey of last night’s ID26 final, and ran an extra 33 meters more than the winner Captains Mistress did. He ran his last mile from three wide into the death in 1.50.03. That is unheard of, until now. It wasn’t all that long ago […]
The mail out of Albion Park on Saturday night is that club Chairman Greg Mitchell and his wife Sharon, herself a board member, will announce their resignations from the roles tomorrow. The Mitchells are said to be relocating to the South Island of New Zealand, which is a very strange move for anyone from the […]
I MOST certainly do not go out of my way to have differing views to you Archie, but in what is seemingly becoming the norm, my take on the Inter Dominion final is chalk and cheese to yours. And thats great because it means one thing… this is going to be one heck of race. […]
The QRIC this afternoon issued the statement below advising that at a stable inspection conducted on Sunday morning the Jason Grimson trained Dangerous was found to be lame in the front left leg, probably because Grimson hadn’t had a chance to apply the magic spray yet. If the horse was trained by anyone else that […]
It is quite incredible how many ways the QLD harness racing industry can find to stuff up its major promotional opportunity of the year by mismanaging the Inter Dominion 2026 series. Highly dubious last minute stable changes such as that of Hesitate from Luke McCarthy to visiting NZ trainer Regan Todd, and that of Captain’s […]
One of the strangest stories to come out of Albion Park on Saturday night wasn’t about ID26, or even the trots at Albion Park. It was about a race at Addington back in May, the Welcome Stakes. Now I can’t see the problem with the race myself, for it just looked to be a bold […]
Here is my early view of how the first few hundred meters of the ID26 Pacing Final will unfold. This is not my summation of the race, just of the early part. Gate 1 – War Dan Buddy Buddy is drawn the pole, but is not a super quick beginner off the gate. I doubt […]
