Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
TCO2 Questions and Answers INTRODUCTION In a natural habitat a horse forages for grasses, hay etc which contain elements of sodium, bicarbonate and many other substances. One combination gives a horse an endogenous level of sodium bicarbonate and as a final simplified result thereof a horse has a natural level of TCO2 when tested. This natural […]
Administering substance 196. (1) The Controlling Body may make determinations concerning the feeding, injecting, inserting or otherwise administering substances or prohibited substances to a horse. (2) A person who fails to comply with a determination made under sub-rule (1) is guilty of an offence. 196A.(1) A person shall not administer or cause to be administered […]
The picture speaks for itself. Doesn’t it? IV drips are normally used to administer bleeder drugs, or to be more precise anti-bleeder drugs. Horses who are over worked on steroids or peptides usually bleed in races because they are running beyond their clean capacity. The IV infusion if the bleeder shot is to prevent it […]
No doubt the harness media who are on the payroll of either HRV, or certain trainers, owners or breeders will wax lyrical about the Emma Stewart stable getting 27 runners in the 72 horse fields for next week’s rich Group 1 Breeders Crown finals, and for sure they will be acclaiming her 9 wins in […]
The question is this. How does the NR120 rated pacer Act Now – the winner of 19 races from 40 starts, including the 3YO Breeders Crown, the Victoria Derby, 2 heats of ID22 and 3rd placegetter in the final, and earner of just $700 000 at the tender age of 5 – get balloted out […]
Hey mate, ACT NOW was a late nom, thus why not in the field. It’s the trainer’s fault for not nominating him on time. I guess Emma was just busy winning the Eureka then, and forgot. But how does a horse get entered late unless the nominations have been extended? If that is the case […]
Dear Peter Profit To support your argument that Peter ‘the Plodder’ Chadwick must go have a look at Melton August 9th. Plodder officiated the 11 race card but only reported on the first 10. The report suggests a pre race swab for race 11 and a horse action for Aldebaran Yeurial being placed ODM. It […]
Dear Members, At the meeting between the Presidents of the Kindred Bodies and Harness Racing Victoria yesterday, the VHRC was provided with a copy of the proposed stakes tiers (outlined below) that will apply in Victoria from 1 October 2023. These adjusted tiers are necessitated based on the need to reduce prize money in Victoria […]
The following is a statement by the Presidents of the Victorian Harness Racing Kindred Bodies following their meeting with Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) yesterday. All members of the HRV Board and Senior Management Team participated in yesterday’s meeting which went for more than three hours and involved robust but constructive discussion from all parties. The […]
Last night at Melton they kicked off the ridiculous series of fifteen 1200m races run over three weeks as part of HRV’s self proclaimed and much acclaimed exciting new plan to invigorate harness racing and spike turnover upwards and through the roof. This was the sort of racing that all the imaginary young folk out […]
