Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Some people say that team driving in Tasmania stopped when Ben Yole got put out. They obviously haven’t been watching the Tassie trots. There is no better proof that the team drive continues on unabated than Saturday night’s Group 1 Tasmanian Cup. Unsurprisingly it involved the former Ben Yole stable drivers and associates, the brothers […]
19-year-old Victorian reinsman Ryan Backhouse was suspended for 7 days and fined $100 for using the whip or rein in an unapproved manner on Rio Rock in the 1st race at Mildura on the 26th of February. It seemed a harsh penalty because there was nothing in it. Take a look. Backhouse is in the […]
The Hewitt family had two runners in race 2 at Albion Park on Tuesday. Doug Hewitt trained and drove Alta Equus, drawn the pole. It was backed from $126 into $34, with most of the money coming in each way bets. Gemma Hewitt trained number 3 Life of Art, driven by Brendan Barnes. It was […]
Want to see the worst drive of the week? Look no further than Matt Elkins steer on the short priced favorite Kelloshiel in the seventh race at Redcliffe last night. Kelloshiel is drawn 5 and wears a yellow rug. It has blown from $1.45 out to $2.10. We soon see why. Take a look. https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/REC19032506.mp4 […]
163. (1) A driver shall not – (a) cause or contribute to any (i) crossing (ii) jostling (iii) interference Queensland reinsman Darren McCall copped a 12-day suspension for for breaching this rule in a heat of the Jim McNeill trot at Albion Park on Friday. Poor old D-Mac, as he known […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC14032504.mp4 Take a look at the drive of John Stariha on Magicool here in the 3rd race at Albion Park on Friday night. Stariha is in the purple and green striped silks with purple sleeves and white cap, drawn out in barrier 7. You don’t expect every driver to be Dexter Dunn or Luke McCarthy, […]
I must be having a bad hair day, because I can’t work this one out either. According to the Harness Racing Australia records, based on information provided by Harness Racing NSW, top driver Cameron Hart has been suspended for one day, which was yesterday the 16th of March. What exactly Hart was suspended for is […]
New Zealand reinsman Dylan Ferguson is the son of legendary Kiwi driver Peter Ferguson. Dylan is obviously pretty fond of his dad too. He must be, for why else would he do what he did in the first race at Manawatu today? Dylan Ferguson’s horse Monaro Meg was sitting on the leaders back when they […]
Archie Have a look at the NSW Derby again. I know you wrote a story about Dixon in the straight but that is only the second chapter. Have a look around the first turn. Robbie Morris gets Path To Greatness off into the one-one, and then he sees that Grant Dixon on the stablemate Fate […]
Everyone was worried about Emma Stewart’s super six starters in the NSW Derby final being driven to each other advantage in a team driving scenario, but perhaps they should have been more concerned about Grant Dixon’s pair Fate Awaits and Path to Greatness being driven to help each other, just like they were in last […]
