Mario Borg! – Put Your Foot Back in the Stirrup Right Now!
Poor young Mario copped a fine for his drive in this one yesterday. I wonder why? Keep your feet in the stirrup Mr Borg. That’s what they are made for.
Why Do You Reckon When You Drive a $1.50 Shot’s Head Into the Mobile Arm it Gallops?
For some strange reason the $1.50 favourite in the second race at Globe Derby yesterday Vapar Jack galloped when its driver Gaita Pullicino drove it’s head into the mobile barrier arm just as it was about to release. I don’t understand it. When my mum used to give me a clip around the ear as […]
A Most Deserved Suspension Indeed – But Was it What it Seemed – Or Was It Something Far More Exotic?
Lachie Manzelmann is a talented driver, but unfortunately he is a most reckless and dangerous one too, as he proved in the first race at Redcliffe last night. The further question is whether there is something else behind his crazy drive in this race as well. There were two chances in the first last night, […]
Jack Callaghan Puts on a Master Class in How to Drive Pacers
Lochinvar Art was a mighty run first up for a year in the Shepparton Gold Cup. Only Jack Callaghan beat him. Jack Callaghan is not a horse, he’s a 20-year-old driver. Even at that tender age I would go so far as to say that after this superlative drive on Spirit of St Louis to […]
Young Gaz Lands a 1110 – 1 Race to Race Double at Dubbo
The tote staff were busy at Dubbo last night they say https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/DUC14012208.mp4 Garry Edwards is a sprightly young chap of age 74 who is just starting to hit his straps as a harness racing trainer/driver. Up until last night at Dubbo young Gaz had driven 20 winners in the 21st century, none on the same […]
A Woman For All Seasons – I Bet She Can Kick Them From the Sideline After the Siren Too
Brittany Graham is a woman for all seasons. She is world class harness racing broadcaster. A beauty queen. A university graduate. An expert form and breeding analyst. A kind, patient and highly skilled trainer. The daughter every parent wants to have, and the sister every girl loves. On top of all that she’s a damn […]
The Resurrection of the Spirit of Cyril Small
Cyril Small is the living embodiment of racing. He is the reason we all get up early every morning (or in yours truly’s case, go to bed) with hope in our hearts and dreams of unbridled success. The C was a battling trier who met Vo and struck it lucky, and it changed both their […]
The Seed Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree – It’s Easy to See Why Angus Garrard is the Apple of His Grandad’s Crooked Eye
General Stewards questioned driver Angus Garrard (Its Super Easy NZ) regarding the tactics adopted on the gelding in particular from the 800m after racing in a one out four back position the gelding then raced on the marker line leaving the 800m as a result of moving to this position the horse failed to gain […]
The 1 in 4 Kid
$2.00 + $61.00 + $34.00 = $97.00 $97.00 – $12.00 = $85.00 $100 per bet x 12 = $1 200.00 Profit on investment = $8 500.00 Interest rate = 708.33% No, this is not a Ponzi scheme or a con. It is how much money you have made backing the 1 in 4 Kid since she returned […]
Mario Breaches the Beach to Avoid Marshall’s Gherkin Jerkin
Hello sailor. What long arms you’ve got. Just for a joke and because in a strange way I like him, I rang Mario Borg this morning intending to seek a comment about the rock n’ roll Aunty Gaita rort at Globe Derby last night, knowing full well that I wouldn’t get one, or not the […]