Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Contrary to the ill-informed comments of Albion Park chairman Brad Steele on the little listened to 4BC drive show hosted by the chief plagiarist Peter ‘Gleeso’ Gleeson (more of him later), the Government has already fast-tracked the QLD Harness Centre development at Norwell. It’s being considered using the Ministerial Infrastructure Designation (MID) process, rather than […]
Accusations of a star harness racing trainer being a “drug cheat” sparked a wild Albion Park brawl, an inquiry has heard, which has led to four participants copping lengthy bans. Championship-winning trainer Jason Grimson has been disqualified for 12 months by stewards after pleading guilty to assaulting Brisbane Racing Club employee Adam Russo. At the […]
Dual Inter Dominion-winning trainer Jason Grimson has emerged the late secret weapon in forgotten star Captain Ravishing’s quest to the $2.1m TAB Eureka. Grimson, who burst onto the scene to become the pre-eminent open-class training force in Australasia, is helping trainer Ahmed Taiba fine-tune Captain Ravishing for the world’s richest harness race on Saturday week […]
Can you believe that the clown in the picture was once the chief of Harness Racing at the Creek? Now he’s an unemployed accused rapist waiting to stand trial. Whichever way you look at it, and however it falls, there is one simple thing to say. Scott Steele is the village idiot. We will leave […]
Experienced racing administrator Ken Rutherford has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Albion Park Harness Racing Club – ‘The Creek.’ New Zealand-born, Rutherford comes to Brisbane on the back of an 18-month stint as Head of Wagering Operations & Sales of Racing and Sports. Rutherford is long on racing administration, having previously held positions […]
Now how did I know that Ken Rutherford was going to be appointed as the new boss of the Creek seven weeks before anyone else did, or not more that a handful anyway? Who told me? Perhaps I found out myself using drones and a radar from Port Douglas? Or was I walking down the […]
The mail floating over from across the ditch is that following the scratching of the favorite David Branch, a different Kiwi has shot in to odds-on favorite to win the CEO the Albion Parks Stakes, the new race at the Creek fondly known as the CAPS. I guess it’s fitting too given that batsman Ken […]
Albion Park is being shut down, sooner rather than later. No-one seems to know the exact date of lights out yet, but it is looking very much like it’s going to be somewhere between after next years Winter Carnival and Xmas 2024. Albion Park have absolutely no say in this. The club doesn’t own the […]
What a Roller has won in 1.51.3, and ran 1.52.2 when it won just a fortnight ago. The fastest time that Laurie Dee has ever run is 1.55.1. 3-8 seconds is 5o metres in distance. If you were leading and you had just run a horse that is 50m slower than you through a 1st […]
