Shine Your Boot Nathan – You’re on International TV
My grandma used to say that cleanliness was next to godliness. I guess that means N. Jack isn’t. Shine your boots son. You’re being watched around the world.
Amanda Drives One Stone Cold Dead
This race is hot. Amanda Turnbull trains and drives the favourite Iam The Captain. It’s a good horse, resuming from a spell. The market doesn’t want it. It blows from $2.50 out to $3.70. She hooks it back off the gate into the line, and could sit 1-2 on her brother Nathan’s back. Instead AJ […]
More Off Than a Sirloin Left 6 Days in the Sun – What the Hell Went on Here?
The Stewards have some major questions about the race won in scintillating fashion by Captain Ravishing at Bendigo on Friday night. They want to know why driver Allan McDonough took the winner’s $151 stablemate out of the single file from last after the field had found their places, but only went as far as he […]
But, But, Butt – Forget N. Jack’s Hollow Claims and Excuses – Put Ants Back On
Nathan Jack, driver of Copy That NZ ($4.60), was questioned regarding the performance of the horse which finished in 8th placing beaten 22m. Mr Jack advised that the early use made of Copy That NZ had taken its toll over the concluding stages, as it did on other runners which contested the early lead. Mr […]
When You Smile the Whole World Smiles With You – Those That Didn’t Back Any of the Faves Anyway
What the hell happened in the Caduceus Classic at Melton last night? Nathan Jack drove Copy That like an absolute lunatic, and got it beaten. He got Mark Pitt and Honolua Bay done over too. Kate Gath did it to herself. This was one weird race. Here is how it rolled. N. Jack comes out […]
Angus Garrard is a Very Brave Young Man, Who Cares About Horses
Watch this fall, and what Angus Garrard does when he goes down. This kid could have let go of the reins and put himself out of danger. But he didn’t, because he knew if he did he would be putting his horse in it. So he hung on and steered it out of danger from […]
The Winner Takes it All – How the State Harness Premierships and National Most Group 1 Race Wins Ladders Look at the 2/3rd of the Season Mark
We are two thirds of the way through the harness racing season, and some Premierships appear already won, while others are being closely contested and remain anyone’s to grasp. James Herbertson on 153 is 24 wins ahead of second placed Greg Sugars in the Victorian State Drivers Premiership, with the Candyman 3 wins in front […]
Has Anyone Got a Map? – I Think Dave Di Somma is Lost
I imagine that Mark Pitt was someone surprised to learn that he trained Shez All Rock in Tasmania when this article by Dave Di Somma was published a few years back. The people at Shepparton where the mare was actually trained would have been too. You can’t blame Dave. He’s from Christchurch. Cantabrians can’t see […]
The Devils Own – The Evil Art of Hocking, as Taught By Our Nat
Natalie Rasmussen was the daughter of Vic, and grew up driving trotters from before she could walk. The boys used to win everything at the mini-trots until she came along. It wasn’t easy being a girl driver in QLD back then, you were just out there to win ribbons for making your horse look pretty. […]
Nathan Jack Escapes a Bullet – And Matriart’s Connections Cop the Bomb
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/PCM27082202.mp4 You will not be able to see this at full speed, I betcha, no matter how many times you try. The NSW Stewards didn’t, or can’t. What I am about to show you is the fine art of cheating in Group 1 races, as practiced by Nathan Jack. Nathan thinks I am an imbecile. […]