The APG is back! And still absolutely slack. The mob who unsuccessfully attempted to sue me a year ago for telling the truth are having one last crack. It reminds me of the last gasp of a drowning man. They’ve launched it with a new e-magazine that looks like it’s been designed by a kid. […]
Nutrien Fire an Early Shot Across the APG’s Bows – But What Does It All Mean? – Lets Ask the Hard Questions
There is a huge holler and hoopla about yesterday’s Nutrien announcement of a $1.25 million race night at Melton on the 13th of April next year, but what does it all actually mean? What are the prize purses for each race? Nutrien had already promised national series races worth a minimum of $975 000. Is the […]
Well This is Interesting – For More Reasons Than One
Two Bob Rob – Robert Marshall, the former Latin master at the posh eastern suburbs Sydney school Kambala that my cousins attended while he was there, turned Chairman of Menangle and the APG – recently issued this press release claiming that APG had a new management team, one that by reasonable inference didn’t include the […]
Has Baring Been Booted?
There is a rumor floating around that says that everyone’s favorite water thief and fallen star witness in spurious court cases brought against me, Mr Dean Baring, has been ejected from the APG jet plane without a parachute. This scandalous gossip has it that the APG have finally woken up in the morning and noticed […]
Perverse Incentives That Just Don’t Work – Why the APG Needs to Ditch Vendor Bonuses
The APG 2YO finals are worth $500 000 each, but it doesn’t all go to the owners. For reasons totally beyond my understanding, $100 000 of the half million goes in $10 000 lots to the breeders of the horses that start in the races . Now in my view this is just plain stupid, […]
The Subtle Art of Swabbing
There were 8 races on the card at Menangle yesterday. Each race was a heat or prelude of the rich APG series. 7 of the 8 races featured an odds on favourite. Only 1 of the 7 was swabbed. What a joke. Here are the 1st 3 faves in every race, and the 1 horse […]
Hits and Misses From the 2020 APG Sales
The Hits RIPP Vendor – Lauriston Bloodstock Buyer – Wayne Loader Cost – $40 000 Earnings – $205 364 MY ULTIMATE RONNIE Vendor – Ron Littler Buyer – Tumby Park Cost – $60 000 Earnings – $213 946 LEAP TO FAME Vendor – Redbank Lodge Buyer – Kevin and Kay Seymour Cost – $47 500 […]
Can a Soufle Rise Twice? – Can the APG Kick Again? – Whatever Happened to Sales in Sydney?
Expressions of Interest Exciting times lay ahead for Australian Pacing Gold (APG) in 2024 as we call for Expressions of Interest to sell harness yearlings in Queensland, Western Australia and again in Victoria. APG is Australia’s industry-owned non for profit yearling sales company with a proven sales record spanning many years and in 2023 held successful sales […]
$57 000 to Sell 19 Yearlings – That’s 3 Grand a Horse
Our mail, which is accurate, is that the APG spent $57 000 to hire the Magic Millions complex for yesterday’s yearling sale. It only made $83 000 from commissions on the sales, before expenses. That leavers $26 000 left over. Sadly for the true believers, that wouldn’t even pay the wages and costs to put […]
The Great APG Illusion
36 yearlings went through the sales ring at the APG auction at the Gold Coast yesterday. Only 19 of them were sold. None of the 17 others reached their reserve prices, which in most cases were set at dollars they couldn’t possibly achieve. But each of these 17 are deemed to be sold, and are […]