Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
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 […]
