Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
162. (1) A driver shall not – (c) once on the track speak, communicate or signal to any person other than an authorised official Australian Rules of Harness Racing As you can see in the rule above, in Australia trot drivers are not permitted to speak to other drivers during a race to communicate or […]
I’m a completely clean trainer and can sleep well at night because I’m a honest trainer just trying my best I’m glad your a fan – Ben Hope, promising young trot trainer swimming down the wrong stream You are wrong Ben, we are not a fan. We think you are a young smart arse who […]
There was a terrible accident in the last race at the Albury trots on Tuesday night. Three horses fell. One died. Two of the drivers were propelled out of their carts into the hard surface of the track. The other was flung ten feet in the air, like a stuntman in an action movie. He […]
Decron Horse Care is a highly reputable company run by Copy That’s owner Merv Butterworth, a good and honourable man and a great supporter of harness racing. What a great shame it is that Merv’s generous sponsorship of the Noel Smith Memorial Invitation Drivers Championship was blighted by the series being won by Jack ‘Breaker’ […]
Jack Laugher is on Ozzie Playboy,. the horse in the white and blue in the middle in the one-one. What the hell is he doing with that leg? If he is trying to kick out the plugs, then he’s a real bad shot. You wouldn’t want your team playing him at full forward. Nah, I […]
Last year Ryan Duffy copped a 12 month DQ from the Victoria Racing Tribunal helping his mate milkshake a horse, taking the bolt when the Stewards turned up and caught them in the act, and lying through his teeth about the whole thing. He deserved the DQ too. The RV Stewards thought Duffy deserved more, […]
The sprint lane at Ashburton starts at the red marker poles. Those black and white poles you see are part of the track. They are the rail, or what used to be. Driver Craig Thornley on the horse you see at the top has clearly and quite deliberately cut the corner. Watch. Let’s call a […]
This terrible accident occurred in race 2 at Menangle yesterday. It highlights the risk that trot drivers take every day, and the perils that they face on the track. I don’t think it was anyone’s fault. It’s just one of those things that can happen in racing. We hope that horse and driver are okay. […]
Nathan Rothwell is a young lad whose parents owned harness racing horses, but weren’t involved hands on in the game as trainers. He wanted to be, so he enrolled in courses at the Gippsland Training Centre and undertook both theoretical and practical studies designed to furnish him with the skills to achieve his dream to […]
Watch the horse in the bright red headgear, back second last on the fence. In particular, watch it’s driver Jeremy Quinlan and see what he does. Now watch the head on. Quinlan comes clearly into shot about 5 seconds in. Watch his actions closely. They are disgraceful. What justification in the world can there be […]
