Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Apparently, according to the Harness Racing Australia calendar supplied by Racing Queensland, the trots are returning to day racing at Albion Park on Thursday, and to night racing 24 hours later. It absolute bollocks. The earliest possible date that racing will return to the ever-flooding creek is Friday the 8th of March, and that is […]
Is this promotion of International Women’s Day a joke? Not Gemma Hewitt, the talented and well intentioned woman in the picture. The fact that the Albion Park Harness Racing Club is pretending to be feminist, given what is going on behind the scenes? For legal reasons we are unable to elaborate on our concerns, but […]
Not every horse can swim. And due to budget cut backs the Steward’s inflatable Zodiac power boat has no petrol.
Race 4 – Gold Bullion (Heat 1) The connections of every greyhound in the series would love to be in this heat, for it’s by far the weakest of the night. Limited Edition looks at first glance to have a huge advantage in box 1, but local Travis Elsom’s bitch is one of those weird […]
Race 1 – Gold Cup (Heat 1) The locals look to be up against it here, with the three southerners Queen Redeem, Knicks Bale and Line Of Quality dominating the top three spots in the betting. Line Of Quality is the early favourite and the NSW trained winner of 14 from 27 is always hard […]
There is something wrong about this race. A few things actually. I don’t know what they mean. They are just odd. I will list them by number. 1. Chris Barsby’s Call Will they catch Rancho Man? Will they catch Rancho Man? Repetition is not Chris Barsby’s go. Was this code? If so, to who? 2. […]
Race 8 at Albion Park last night. The pre-post favourite is owned in by our old mates from Summit Bloodstock and Luke McCarthy, and is trained and driven by the McCarthy’s man in the north Ricky Thurlow, all three mates of the Albion Park CEO. It’s name is Shadow Minister, and it is drawn in […]
The bloke dressed as a driver is Pete ‘Noddy’ McMullen. The corpulent chap flashing him the $400 is Scott Steele, the CEO of the Albion Park club. I am sure it was just a loan. But it ain’t a real good look. Merry Xmas to you too Mr CEO. Can I have mine in used […]
Olympic planners are looking at the possibility of building an indoor arena at Albion Park Paceway for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics, something which could be used by the community even after the Games. According to Councillor Krista Adams, chair of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee, the new indoor area in Albion will […]
The Albion Park Harness Racing Club made a profit of $373 937 in the last financial year. Or at least that is what the CEO of the club tells us in the just released Annual Report. It is not actually true. You know how you knock off half your pay in a mad Cox Plate […]
