Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The news that the connections of Kiwi superstar Marketplace have accepted a spot in the Group 1 Rising Sun at Albion Park in July should send shivers down every other slot holders spine. There is no 3 or 4-year-old horse in Australia who could possibly beat Marketplace even if he gave them start. This horse […]
Strikem was the $1.15 favorite to win the 4th race at Albion Park last night. It lead and got run down by the horse behind it. The winner went 1.54.3. Strikem went only 1.54.4. How odd that was. At its past 5 starts over 1660m at Albion Park – the distance of last night’s race […]
Call me a bad loser, or a cranky old prick, or a dickhead, or whatever you will. But I have had enough of the trots, especially in QLD. I’ve been around the sport my whole life, and have never been opposed to a good old fashioned rort, but dead set this has become too much. […]
Remember that trotter Lain that we wrote about yesterday? The one who wasn’t qualified to race, and had to be scratched from the last race at Albion Park tonight? Well he might not be racing but Lain will be at the track anyway. He is a late inclusion into a trial, where he will attempt […]
We all make mistakes – I’m the master of it – but the mark of a person or organization is putting your hand up when you do and accepting responsibility, and then correcting your error. As I said in the original story about the issue I am not sure if the QRIC bore any responsibility […]
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=AP030326#APC03032601 The Real Rocketman is an 8-year-old pacer who in 101 starts coming into yesterday had never won in faster than 1.56.1, and in defeat had only broken 1.55 once, that being when it ran 1.54.9 in finishing 5th, after having the 1-1. Yesterday it won in 1.54.0. How? Was the track super fast? It […]
We are going to publish some stories critical of Nathan Dawson in the come coming days, but first we thought we would show you why. Dawson is an absolutely gun driver when he tries. Tuesday’s steer on Frankie Ferocious confirms it. This was the perfect drive. No bum could have done it. Hold that thought. […]
As we used to shout in the dressing room at Emerson Park after footy games, James Herbertson didn’t win the Ultimate Drivers Challenge. He sh*t in. Herbie won 6 of the 20 races in the series, and finished more than 50 points ahead of his closest rivals, who all finished clumped in a bunch. His […]
Passing the bell with a lap to go in the Ultimate Drivers Championship, and Herbie is the lead, with nine points ahead of G. Hall Jr and Cam Hart, with a further five back to Angus Garrard, who had a very good first night considering the cattle he had underneath him. Herbie is going to […]
Watch this race above and keep your eye on horse number 2, the one in the teal and grey behind the leader. Its Five Oclock Gerry, driven by Nathan Dawson. See it go inside the marker pegs? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 of them. You’ve have to be blind to miss it. The QRIC Stewards […]
