Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There are 8 hours in a Stewards working day, which adds up to 16 hours in two days, minus paid mornind and afternooin tea breaks which brings the day down to 7.6 hours, or 15.2 over 2. To conduct 59 stable inspections in those 2 days would mean that an inspection was carried out every […]
Kiwi trainer Cameron Jones has been found to have, and has admitted, injecting his horse Johnny Nevitts with a substance on race day. There is however a major problem. Jones has given sworn evidence to the Racing Integrity Board that the substance injected was a product named Flexadin. Flexadin is not sold in injectable form. […]
The Chris Frisby trained pacer Feelgood Express was backed from $1.95 into $1.75 in the 7th race at Redcliffe last night. I very much doubt it was the stable’s money. If it had been it is highly unlikely that Shane Graham would have driven it the atrocious manner than he did, most unlikely indeed. Feelgood […]
The Stewards panel on the night of the dubious drive was Steve Mulcay (Chairman), Keith Coppins, Ben Van Zan and Adrian Dooley. Between them these four men have have well 100 years of racing experience combined, including at the competition as well as in senior integrity roles in New Zealand and Mr Mulcay is a […]
Scott Steele is the CEO of the Albion Park Harness Racing Club. Court 20 in Brisbane is a criminal court. What the hell is he doing there? I guess we might find out this afternoon.
The horse coming up the fence in this race, Kyle Loch, was going to win the race for sure, and then it galloped. It lost momentum and ground and fell back to finish 4th instead of 1st. The RIB Adjudicator Geoff Hall disqualified it from the race after the Chief Steward Vinnie Munroe lodged an […]
Race 8 at Menangle last night was a disgrace. The favourite Yianni blew from $2.15 to $4.40. Jimmy Locke was backed from $21 into $10. Yianni went to the lead shortly after the start and looked the goods. Then at the 1200m mark Jack Callaghan on the 2nd favourite Straddie decided to crucify him, and […]
A pacer named Bri Express – who we will call the cheese – made its debut for popular Manawatu (North Island) trainer Stephen Doody on the 28th of April this year. It ran a creditable 3rd in a maiden at the third tier meeting, and a fortnight later was sold. Guess who bought it? Our […]
This is sort of hard to believe, but those in the know assure me that it is utterly true. Former trainer Nigel McGrath is the 2nd year of an 8-year disqualification from harness racing for doping and conduct offences. He is a repeat offender who was embroiled in the infamous blue magic saga that cost […]
There is a bit of a problem with how race 7 at Albion Park on Friday was run. A lot of a problem actually. Trainer Dan Russell had 2 horses in the race. One was Sharp Shooter, driven by Matt Elkins. The other was Heartbreak, driven by his ever loving spouse Narissa McMullen. Sharp Shooter […]
