Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Teenage Class B trainer Ella Brechin, the most obvious fast bowler since Dennis Lillee strode the scene, landed a treble at Globe Derby last night. Each of the winners was formerly trained by the captain she bowls for, accused drug trafficker Luke O’Neill, whose did not seek to renew his license after being released from […]
Kiwi trainer Scott Dickson pulled off a massive plunge in the last race at Cambridge this evening with Melton Mogul, which was backed from $51.oo into $7.50 with bookmakers on both sides of the Tasman and landed the prize. Media Mogul came into the race with the form of a three-legged camel with a record […]
Remember the husband and wife Noble training team in the USA? The ones who have been achieving such incredible results with tried horses that most tracks in America are refusing to accept their horse’s nominations due to the strong suspicion (certainty) that their trainers are doping them with unlawful but as yet undetectable in swabs […]
Stood down South Australian harness racing trainer jokes about his green thumb and hydro setups in this interview with Piranha Media’s Rocky Butterworth late last year, before laughing off the rumors of his being involved in drugs by saying ‘give us a spell’. Sadly if you believe what the Victorian Police say, Luke O’Neill was […]
Helium – the former Kiwi pacer who a fortnight ago broke Sweet Lou’s track record at Sciota Downs running 1.46.8 for the mile, in the process raising such a level of suspicion about drug cheating that a ban was placed on accepting nominations from its trainers the Nobles – has reappeared at the Dayton trots […]
Queensland jockey ‘Dancing’ Dan McGillivray has been disqualified for 7 months after admitting snorting some of Colombia’s finest (heavily cut) the night before a Kilcoy race meeting and then being silly enough to turn up to ride. The stipes had been tipped off so of course he got told to piss in a pottle and […]
We wrote last week about the extraordinary improvement of former NZ pacer Helium since it was sent to America and the stable of husband-and-wife team of Dan and Christi Noble, a pair who if they aren’t brazen drug cheats must be the greatest trainers of any code ever to live. Nah scrap that last bit […]
Eyebrow-raising results produced by four horses campaigned by Dan and Christi Noble on the closing night at Scioto Downs raises concerns and calls for out-of-competition testing in Ohio. By Brett Sturman There’s a widely popularized phrase stemming from a 1960’s United States Supreme Court ruling, “I know it when I see it.” When applied to […]
Harness Racing NSW has yet again confirmed its reputation as the hanging state. Trainer Brett Hutchings, who has served the Parkes Harness Racing Club as a volunteer committee member and as the track curator for the past 10 years, has been thrown out of the sport for 3 years after both he and his horse […]
An Adelaide horse trainer accused of trafficking more than 100kg of cannabis through his family business allegedly told police “fanciful” tales of being “set up” and raking in big bucks selling hay and horse meds, a court has heard. Luke O’Neill, of Adelaide, fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for a bail application. Mr O’Neill […]
