Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
On Saturday 4 December 2021, Luke McCarthy had his license to drive suspended for 7 days. Under the rules of harness racing, unless HRNSW or the Stewards deem otherwise at the time, the suspension commences from the moment that it was handed down. Luke McCarthy was ineligible to drive from that exact time on 4 […]
Luke McCarthy was charged with careless driving after causing interference to another runner in race 7 at Menangle on Saturday night. McCarthy pleaded guilty to the charge, and had his driving license suspended for 7 days. Under the rules of harness racing suspensions apply from when they are handed down, except if Harness Racing NSW […]
KINGMAKER NZ– Caught racing three wide in the early stages of the event before working forward to the position outside the leader passing the 1900 metres. Post race veterinary examination failed to reveal any obvious abnormalities. Stewards questioned driver Luke McCarthy with regards to the performance of the gelding which tired over the final stages […]
Remember the story we told you on Sunday about the hottest race in the world at the Menangle trots the night before, on the opening night of ID21? The race the Stewards convened an inquiry into that we assured you would end up nowhere? This one. https://peterprofit.com/2021/11/28/the-hottest-race-in-the-whole-wide-world/ Well gee, we were right. Nothing can spoil […]
Melbourne racing can at times be a joke. Saturday was one of those times. I guess it was always going to be really. After all, how can you run the Sandown Cup at Caulfield and expect people to take you seriously? It’s impossible. Working out how Dragon Storm managed to turn its form around from […]
It was a funny old night at Bathurst. The fave in the 1st blew from $1.60 to $1.95, got planted in the death outside the 2nd fave and got beaten a head, in a deceptive finish in which it appeared that driver Amy Day stopped driving and took a huge grip three strides too early. […]
There were four TAB gallops meetings held in Queensland yesterday, at Caloundra, the Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Roma. So the QRIC employed its full resources and sent the Integrity Investigation Team to do surprise inspections at Gympie. It was time and money well spent, They caught one trainer who put mineral salted mud on its […]
A lot of people including myself were wondering why the hell former NSW harness racing Chief Steward Grant Adams resigned a few months ago to take up the lesser role of Deputy Chief with Harness Racing Victoria. It was announced at the time as being for family reasons, and no doubt it is, but the […]
This is race 2 at Gatton on Monday. If Michael Hellyer wasn’t a good horseman and jockey he might well be dead or in a wheelchair for life as we speak. There was a hole in the track where his horse fell. You can’t see it in the videos, but multiple trainers and jockeys have […]
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 […]
