Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
At one stage, when concern for animal welfare was at its zenith in the wake of the greyhound live baiting scandal and racing authorities in all codes were wanting to be seen to be tough on perceived abuses, the whip rule was taken seriously. Drivers were hit hard for breaches, particularly in cases where the shoulder […]
The barrier draw helped, it put Swayzee and LTF out of play, but as always Luke drove brilliantly. Gate 1 was the worst draw (and about the least wining draw at Menangle) for Swayzee, as he risked and was stuck on the pegs and Luke made sure of it. The draw was cruel to LTF […]
Times don’t lie. The truth they tell you is that Luke McCarthy won the Miracle Mile last night in the middle half. Last week in his qualifier Don Hugo ran his first half in 54.18, his middle half in54.70, and his final 400m in 54.64. In Swayzee’s qualifier win they ran the halves in 53.98, […]
Here are two different views from readers about the Boort Cup fiasco on Sunday. It seems that there is more to the whole thing than meets the eye. Hi Archie, Just reading your post on the Boort Cup, perhaps stewards have taken no action against Ewa Justice as they belatedly realised the sprint lane they […]
A licensee who was close up to the action at Marburg on Sunday has written in to say that he clearly observed that Neilson’s horse ALWAYSMISSINGYOU paced roughly in the approach to the start, and said that if he had chased the horse off the gate it would have galloped. The observer also said that as far […]
Below is the Stewards report into Collective Works disqualification from its win in Sunday’s Boort Cup (see earlier story). What is quite amazing about the whole thing is that while the horse was disqualified because its driver Ewa Justice broke the rules, Justice herself was not charged with any offence despite having already been ruled […]
We texted Anthony Butt on Saturday morning to wish him luck and a safe trip on Tact McLeod in the Cordina Sprint, and to tell him I had a feeling that tonight he was about to remind us of his genius. (Keith from QLD had put the idea in my head the night before when, […]
Yesterday’s Boort Pacing Cup was a very weird race, both during and after. Collective Works, who was first past the post, lost the race on protest to second placed Lincoln River, who became the official winner. Then, after the protest was decided, Collective Works was disqualified from the race completely, and all placegetters were promoted […]
Archie I appreciate a lot of your work, but from the perspective of a former driver, nowhere near the calibre of Nathan Dawson, I’d ask you to rewatch the race and question why stewards are wasting time and money on this. At the time they asked why he didn’t move three wide they were going […]
