Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Harness Racing Victoria’s announcement yesterday that it is immediately slashing prizemoney for the Breeders Crown Series has rocked harness racing participants, with the series being decimated by direct cut in stakes for the 2 and 3-year-old finals of $705 000 or 64.35%, down from $1.15 million to $410 00. These prizemoney reductions imperil the Group […]
PACING 1. 2yo Colts & Geldings Final Was $250 000 Now $80 000 Reduction= $170 000 2. 2yo Fillies Final WAS – $250 000 NOW – $80 000 Reduction = $170 000 3. 3yo Colts & Geldings Final Was $150 000 Now $60 000 Reduction = $90 000 4. 3yo Fillies Final WAS $150 000 […]
The Alex Freeman trained Jay Bee Jay Bee threw a positive swab 4-hydroxytestosterone after it raced on the 5th of May Both 2023. 4-hydroxytestosterone is an anabolic androgenic steroid. Under rule AHR 90AA(4) a horse who throws a positive swab to an anabolic androgenic steroid must be banned from racing for a minimum of 12 […]
The accused trained, managed and housed harness racing horses at his registered training establishment. The accused noticed that a colt with very swollen legs. The colt was unable to weight bear on either leg and was unable to stand comfortably. The accused did not provide the colt with any veterinary treatment after he noticed that […]
We have published a number of stories over the past few months bemoaning the reluctance of Stewards in many states to take action against horses that run up inside the marker pegs at the trots. In these stories we have repeatedly called upon the stipes to take a hard line on drivers who cheat to […]
There were quite extraordinary scenes at Mildura on a Friday night, when a melee erupted over something so seemingly inn0cuous a sad face emoji on Facebook. Former trot trainer anjd convict David Vozlic – who many believe is still training by using parter Naomi Kerr as a bowler – apparently became upset after his/Kerr’s heavily […]
I don’t know whyBut when I look in your eyesI felt something that seems so rightYou’ve got yours I’ve got mineI think I’m losing my mind‘Cause I shouldn’t feel this way Catch me, I’m falling for youAnd I don’t know what to do – Real Life Melton Saturday meeting 29 April 2023 – 10 races […]
Take a look here at the 4th horse back on the fence, Quiet Storm. You can’t quite entirely see it from the side-on view but the driver of the horrse Xavier O’Connor breaks the rules by taking it inside 7 marker pegs up the straight to run into 3rd place on the line. Marker pegs […]
Do any two races over 1720m at Melton ever start at the same spot? Here are six of the races run at the track over the distance last Thursday night. Note that the gates release in a different spot in each one. Starting races from mobiles is obviously not an exact science, but when vast […]
Last night at Victoria’s only harness race meeting at Mildura there were races run for stakes of $6000, $7000 (x2), $9 000, and $10 000 (x2). Meanwhile at Menangle in NSW there wasn’t a race run with a purse less than $20 400. The lowest staked race at Albion Park in QLD was $11 620 […]
