Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Remember we tipped you a couple of months ago that one of Jason Grimson’s horses had thrown a positive swab? Well the jungle drums are beating louder and louder that its true, although presently we have been unable to confirm it. We don’t what horse it, is or what the substance or drug may be, […]
If there is a lesson to be learned from Club Menangle’s annual financial records, it is the power of money and the comfort and security that having it brings. Menangle lost $2.14 million last year. It would have lost more than $9 million if not for $7 million in investment income (interest) that it drew […]
The retention barn at Menangle is a supposed drug-proof prison covered by cameras and guarded 24/7 that runners in big races are ordered to enter and remain in from midday on the Thursday until two hours prior to start time of the race. The whole intent is to prevent horses from being doped with Performance […]
Look at the crowdts at Menangle last night. Can’t see them? That’s cos there was no-one there. Racing out in the boonies is great for the sport isn’t it? Just ask the good burghers of Menangle and Melton.
NSW Derby – Heat 1 2400m We kick off the night with the first heat of the Derby, with horses needing to finish 1st to 4th in their heat to qualify for the final of the blue riband classic run next weekend. Emma Stewart’s much vaunted boom colt The Highlight Reel is the $1.55 favorite, […]
Harness racing returns to Menangle tonight after a near 3-week absence, and it’s about bloody time too. I realize that HRNSW have been doing this ill-conceived shutdown of racing at headquarters over the Xmas for a few years now, but just because something is familiar doesn’t mean that it’s right. It’s not. Shifting metropolitan class […]
Harness Racing NSW have published a revised Official Trials Policy, with changes to the policy having taken effect as of the 28th of November 2024. It is clause 12 of the policy that is of interest here. This is what it says: 12 HORSES NOT HAVING RACED FOR 60 DAYS 12.1 Any horse, including a […]
Club Menangle CEO Bruce Christison has been openly critical of Harness Racing NSW in the club’s recently released annual report, lending weight to rumors that all is not well between NSW’s richest club and the Principal Racing Authority. The issue behind the rift is the distribution of the State’s harness racing wagering revenue, which Menangle […]
First came the Miracle Mile. Next the Ladyship Mile. The Battle of Beersheba came after that. Then there was the Eureka. And now we have Club Menangle’s newest race. The extract at the top is from Menangle’s 2023/24 Annual Report. Cost pressures obviously meant that they had to make the proof reader redundant. But in […]
The retention barn at Menangle is used to house runners in major races under security and supervision from midday on the Thursday of the race until 2 hours before start time on the Saturday night. It’s supposed to ensure that none of the horses are doped within 60 hours of the race. That would be […]
