Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Kingman is heading to the paddock and won’t be crossing over the ditch to run in the Race By Betcha. Really? Gee whiz. “That (huge) Hunter Cup run took its toll on him,” Kingman’s owner Mick Harvey said. “When Swayzee was losing ground (in the Miracle Mile), he (Kingman) would normally go straight past him, […]
I have just been corrected. It was not Harness Racing NSW that altered the distance of the NSW Derby from 2400m to a mile, it was Club Menangle. For mine that makes it even worse. Since when did Club Menangle own the Derby? All they do is host it. The Derby, a Group 1 classic, […]
We slagged off the selection of Kingman for a place in the Miracle Mile from the moment it was made, and remined trenchant in our criticism of Club Menangle’s selection the entire week leading into there race. No-one can ever say that we were wrong can they? Kingman went like a busted arse. Had the […]
For every year as far back as I can remember runners in either the Miracle Mile or the NSW Derby were held in the Menangle retention barn for two and a half days prior to their big Group 1 race, under 24/7 watch and guard. The idea being to make sure they can’t be drenched […]
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 […]
