Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Adam Hamilton is a discredit to himself, his profession and the sport of harness racing. The tragedy is that he was once a great journalist, the doyen of trot writers and commentators in Australia. I don’t know what has happened, but these days he seems to be just a sycophant who prefers the easy type […]
by Adam Hamilton After a race Down Under harness racing should have celebrated for weeks, the unfortunate dark side of the game ruined it for one of Australia’s top young drivers. Amidst the disappointment of Leap To Fame’s luckless yet enormous run, in defeat to wonder mare Captains Mistress, in the Inter Dominion pacing final, […]
Hey Archie, I agree that Grant Dixon made a mistake, however I think it was at the start when he could have gone inside Max Delight instead of following him, watch it again you will see. Here is the biggest disappointment of the night for mine. People were being turned away at the gate. We […]
Many punters including us were shocked to hear Jason Grimson prior to the ID26 Trotters Final say on national television that, on the advice of Toro Stride’s previous trainer, he had removed the plates from the horse and that it would race in the final without shoes. We are not saying it was the right […]
Hi there Archie, You nailed it in your article about Saturday night’s Inter Dominion final. The Inters are now a circus being run by a grubby clown. Your words ” vomit in the gutter ” is what I felt like straight after the race. It is 90 years now since the inaugural running of a […]
I am not going to pile into Grant Dixon’s drive in the final, even though it cost me a 4-figure collect. Dissecting the driven now is not going to help me or anyone else, so I will keep it brief. Leap To Fame was drawn out in the car park on the second row, and […]
Reader Opinion 1 The surreal moron drives by Grant Dixon were horrific. Falling asleep on Fate Awaits in the 4YO Championship when the lead was a gift & he ruined it. Then Leap To Fame. OMG. How was losing 60 meters following Max Delight better than just going 4 deep around him? This drive should […]
Leap To Fame covered an additional 45m more than the 2638m journey of last night’s ID26 final, and ran an extra 33 meters more than the winner Captains Mistress did. He ran his last mile from three wide into the death in 1.50.03. That is unheard of, until now. It wasn’t all that long ago […]
Hey Archie I hear the “what the use comment”….but let’s put it into context To be there in the flesh, to witness Larry’s courage, well that makes a completely differing opinion of just reading the results Both wonderful horses … but can the mare be held together to last 100 plus races and win in […]
https://www.instagram.com/reels/Da7sUJ4jwtL/ No-one wants to be seen to be spitting out sour grapes, so good on owner Mick Boots and trainer Jason Grimson for winning ID26 with Captains Mistress, and smashing the track record by a full second in doing so. But the mares extraordinary win has left many major owners asking one simple question. What’s […]
