Yeah I Believe in Santa Claus Too
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 […]
A Dog Act of Epic Proportion – But Here’s a Tip to Fido – It’s Not the Size of the Dog in the Fight That Matters, It’s the Size of the Croc That Bites
This fell off the bus and landed in my lap today. Brad Steele. WTF? So it’s okay to protect an accused rapist and sexual offender, but it’s not okay to write critical stories about the trots, in among a whole bunch that aren’t. Is that what this bloke with the shoelace tied trousers is saying? […]
You Always Hear it Here First
Championship-winning harness trainer Jason Grimson will be interviewed by stewards as part of a wide-ranging investigation into a wild bar brawl at Brisbane’s Albion Park on Saturday night. The brawl started in The Creek bar after Grimson was allegedly baited by several men after his horse Swayzee beat local idol Leap Of Fame in the […]
The Animal Abusing Grubs Aret Immediately Stood Down – So They Should Be Too
GRAPHIC WARNING: Shocking footage has captured frightened greyhounds being cornered and kicked at a South Australian property. The disgusting vision has sparked an independent inquiry into the greyhound racing industry, with two trainers hit with an immediate suspension. #9News pic.twitter.com/vQcOqebDiN — 9News Adelaide (@9NewsAdel) July 26, 2023
It Would Never Have Happened at Harold Park When Peter V’Landys Was Running the Show
How Calcutta’s work is that you buy tickets to try and win a horse in the race in a raffle. In this case the tickets cost $10. If you win one you have to put it up for auction. You can either buy it back yourself by making the highest bid, or you can sell […]
Has Anyone Got a Spare $37.13 to Buy the Creek Chairman a Belt?
Are you old enough to remember Jed Clampett from the TV show the Beverley Hillbillies? Didn’t he sometimes hold his pants up with string? Albion Park Chairman and chief protector of his accused rapist brother Brad Steele (the Chairman, not the accused rapist) mustn’t gave had any string to hand, which is why I’m guessing […]
And Doesn’t Angus Look Excited?
I must say that as lovely as they were, when I was a teenager I never really much enjoyed hanging out with them at the pub. Angus Garrard looks a bit bored here hanging out his oldies Darren and Gayle at the Blacks a Fake Calcutta at the Brekky Creek hotel too. Or perhaps he […]
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly From a Great Night of Harness Racing at the Creek (And a Race at Melton)
THE GOOD The crowds. Wasn’t it great to see so many people at the Creek? It almost felt like the old days, or the possible ones ahead. The Lost Storm What a 3YO colt this is. He will give the Eureka a fair shake. Jack Callaghan’s drive on Mach Shard in the 1st What a […]
Larry Gets Lazzed – This Was Just Cruel – But That’s Racing
There is this old Damon Runyon story called All Horse Players Die Broke. I’ve republished it in the story below, but basically it’s all about how there a million ways in racing to get beaten. The story was written a century ago, but the truth of it has stood the test of time. We saw […]