Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The WA race day integrity system employed at all Friday night metropolitan harness race meetings is the best in Australia of any code. There are four stewards at each meeting, one of whom may be a cadet. An investigator or compliance officer from the Principal Racing Authority (Racing and Wagering Western Australia, or RWWA) is […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC11112106.mp4 Sometimes all the stars just align. On Thursday afternoon at Albion Park the multi-talented media presenter, horsewoman, form expert, broadcaster, marketing graduate, breeding analyst, trainer, driver and who knows what else Brittany Graham drove a dazzler to win the 7th race at the Creek on Maggie, the former Kiwi mare named after my wife […]
21.11.12 APL229-19 Reasons
Two days ago we told you our views about race 1 at Terang on Tuesday night. The Stewards report is now out. Here is what we said, what the stipes found, and our comments. Not much of it is good. RACE 1 – REID STOCKFEEDS 3YO PACE (1680 MS) Alex Ashwood has 2 runners in the race, […]
This afternoon I was contacted by a harness racing identity who wanted to alert me to the fact that Petes Said So – the heavily backed winner of the last race at Menangle on Tuesday ($4.60 into $3) – had run a near full second than it ever had before, and that the horse been […]
If the winner of the 12th race at Addington on Cup Day wasn’t chemically assisted, then Francesca Cumani is without doubt the ugliest woman that I have ever seen, and Rachel Hunter runs a close second. No Time Like Now is the horse’s name. It started at a price of $40, and won by almost […]
Why do these same names keep coming up again and again in dubious races? I guess it is just coincidence. Aaron Bain, Summit Bloodstock (Jake Webster and Jamie Durnberger-Smith) and Alex Ashwood own Arma Veyron. The QLD connection Narissa McMullen trains and drives it. Arma Veyron always goes forward when drawn the front row. Always. […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/vic/TEC09112106.mp4 You are looking at race 1 at the Terang trots last night. This is the hottest race in the world. It is a double set up. The race is run by one team to ensure that the heavily backed favourite Malaki wins. And it is run by the other – a band of one, […]
… I also can’t remember the last time that Jason Grimson went 10 starts without a winner. He hasn’t missed the mark in his past 100 starts either. Until now. Weird hey? Remember that nursery rhyme they used to sing us when we were kids?
In the same race in which Deus Ex galloped – the $30 000 Group 3 Be Good Johnny Sprint – driver Chantal Turpin propelled her horse Will The Wizard off the gate and attacked the leader and favourite Turnitup mercilessly, forcing that horse’s driver Shane Graham to run a suicidal 26.6 second first quarter and […]
